News Release Petroleum House, 9th December 2020 – OICGambia management on Tuesday held a successful consultative and needs assessment meeting with its GRTS counterpart to enhance its broadcasting and streaming capabilities ahead of the forthcoming OIC Heads of State Summit in 2022. The meeting discussed comprehensive media support, including equipment […]

The National People’s Party (NPP) of Gambian President Adama Barrow has recorded sweeping victories in by-elections in Niamina West and Nuimi Jokadu. President Barrow registered his party with the Independent Electoral in Commission in January this year after he had fallen out with the United Democratic Party (UDP). The party […]

Gambian President Adama Barrow has joined thousands of Gambians home and abroad to mourn the sudden and untimely death of the deputy Governor of Central River Region (CRR). Lamin R. Darboe succumbed to minor illness last night in the CRR administrative capital of Jan Jan Bureh. Mr. Darboe was a […]

By Alieu SK Manjang A close onlooker of the Western politics would apprehend the ubiquitous presence of native and migrant dichotomy in the political discourses of these countries. With the rise of populism in many developed democracies, this has come to inform many social policies, as they become inescapable concepts […]

Once again, the issue of loans to NAMs confirms that this country is yet to create system change by updating our laws in order to modernise our institutions and practices hence strengthening the good governance of this Republic as a democracy. For example, it is Section 95 of the Constitution […]

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe meets a Gambian migrant who was fostered by an Italian family as a teen. Read more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54275288

I’m celebrating the resounding victory over overlooked or underrated block of Gambians who are into politics with nothing but their unexplained conscience. The good thing is that our conscious National Assembly Members have made us emerge victorious in trashing the worst-ever discriminatory Constitution ever drafted in any democratic setting. Such […]

By Foday Samateh “English Language is the study of the rules of grammar; how language itself functions is the business of literature.” — Ernest Cole Dr. Ernest Cole taught me at The Gambia College and we have since stayed in touch. With that disclosure in mind, I attempt to review […]

    The brutal killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in the state of Minnesota in The United States of America has generated significant racial discussions which questioned the value of black lives not only in USA but also across the entire world. Majority of people who […]

35 young Africans under 35 years old www.africakitoko.com/a3535/ The 5th edition of the Africa 35.35 Awards which rewards 35 young personalities under 35 from Africa and the African diaspora who have exceptional achievements in their communities has just launched a call for nominations open until August 31, 2020. The Association […]

Public Statement    Non-State Actors convene Consultative Meeting on COVID 19   Banjul, 10th August 2020: Civil society organizations, trade unions and private sector associations on Friday 7th August 2020 convened a virtual meeting to discuss the fast spreading COVID 19 infections in the country. The meeting noted with concern […]

Gambian police have confirmed the escape of a suspected Coronavirus patient after efforts were made to isolate and treat the unnamed man in Manjai Kunda. In a press statement published below the Inspector General of Police warns against obstruction of public officers on duty. Press Release The Office of the […]