<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>AllAfrica News: Gambia</title><link>https://allafrica.com/gambia/</link><description>All Africa, All the Time.</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:02:35 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:02:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>https://allafrica.com/misc/tools/rss.html</docs><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://allafrica.com/tools/headlines/rdf/gambia/headlines.rdf" /><image><title>AllAfrica News: Gambia</title><url>https://cdn.allafrica.com/static/images/structure/aa-logo-rgba-119x45.png</url><link>https://allafrica.com/gambia/</link><width>119</width><height>45</height></image><item><title><![CDATA[Missing $48m Forensic Lab Sparks Uproar in National Assembly]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150368.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150368.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:02:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] A heated controversy erupted in the National Assembly on Wednesday after the Minister for Interior reportedly stated that a widely publicised US$48 million forensic laboratory project announced in 2017 could not be traced, prompting Banjul North National Assembly Member Hon. Modou Lamin B. Bah to demand an urgent investigation into the fate of the project.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambia, Senegal Seal Landmark Cooperation Agreements]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150355.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Senegal]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150355.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:58:35 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Gambia and Senegal have signed a series of landmark cooperation agreements covering energy, border management, the digital economy, youth development, technology, culture and tourism, as well as higher education, research, science and technology.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lower Fulladu West MP Pleads Patience, Says Residents in Provinces Endured 60-Year Blackout]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150357.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150357.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:01:14 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Member for Lower Fulladu West, Gibbi Mballow, has sparked controversy at the National Assembly after suggesting that residents of the Greater Banjul Area and West Coast Region exercise patience over weeks of electricity outages, saying many rural communities lived for decades without access to power.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darkness, Dry Taps - Gambians Struggle Amid Electricity and Water Crises]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150356.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150356.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:58:56 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Across The Gambia, daily life is being disrupted by prolonged electricity outages and recurring water shortages. What were once temporary inconveniences have now become entrenched hardships affecting businesses, education, health, and family life.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMC Moves to Calm Tensions in Opposition Coalition Talks]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150371.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150371.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:02:35 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Gambia's Opposition Coalition Mediation Committee (CMC) has stepped forward to clarify its role in the heated coalition-building process ahead of the 2026 presidential election, appealing for calm as public debate intensifies.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africmed Hospital Enhances Basse College of Education With Vital Medicines to Strengthen Its Health Support System]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150358.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606150358.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:01:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Executive Committee of the School of Education at Basse College has extended profound appreciation to Dr Omar Jagne and the management of Africmed International Hospital for their generous donation of essential medicines and continued support to the institution and its surrounding community.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany Deports Over 1,300 Gambians in Eight Years]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120392.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Europe and Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[External Relations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Migration]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120392.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:43:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Germany has deported 1,369 Gambians to The Gambia since 2018, with removals increasing sharply over the past three years as German authorities intensify efforts to enforce immigration decisions.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finance Minister Blames Court Processes for Delay in Recovering D27.5m Misused Funds]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120393.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120393.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:44:05 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Finance Minister Seedy Keita has attributed the slow recovery of more than D27 million in misused public funds to lengthy court proceedings, telling lawmakers that many of the cases are still under investigation or awaiting legal determination.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Failed State in the Making]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120396.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120396.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:46:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Corruption is the biggest long term threat to national security in The Gambia]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indonesia, Gambia Seek Deeper Cooperation After Ambassador's Visit]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120395.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Asia, Australia, and Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[External Relations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120395.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:45:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Relations between The Gambia and Indonesia continue to deepen following a recent two-day working visit to The Gambia by H.E. Ardian Wicaksono, Indonesia's Ambassador to Senegal, who is also accredited to The Gambia, Cape Verde, C&#xF4;te d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Sierra Leone.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambia Makes History As First African Nation to Ratify AU Convention On Ending Violence Against Women]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120394.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women and Gender]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606120394.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:44:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Gambia has become the first African country to ratify the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, marking a major milestone in the country's efforts to advance women's rights and strengthen protections against gender-based violence.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Mr. Deyda Hydara( the Martyr) - Deyda Hydara At 80]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100601.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Press and Media]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100601.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Press Freedom Hero Who Never Dies in the Hearts of Gambians]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecowas At 51 - Confronting the Shadow Over Regional Integration]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100599.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[External Relations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[International Organizations and Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100599.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Fifty-one years after its founding, ECOWAS chose not to throw a party. Instead, it sounded an alarm. At a commemorative advocacy programme in Banjul last week, leaders and stakeholders placed human trafficking, drug trafficking and abuse, irregular migration, and other cross-border crimes at the centre of the bloc's 51st anniversary.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecowas Sounds Over Trafficking, Drug and Irregular Migration At 51st Anniversary]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100596.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Health and Medicine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Migration]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100596.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Leaders of the sub-regional bloc and stakeholders have raised alarmed to the growing concerns over human trafficking, drug trafficking and abuse, irregular migration, and other cross-border crimes affecting West Africa, as it mark its 51st anniversary.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 77 Thousand Gambians Reside in EU Countries in 2025]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100593.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Europe and Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[External Relations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Migration]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100593.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Dr. Judith Altrogge of the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) has revealed that official statistics show that 77,272 Gambians resided in European Union (EU) countries in 2025, 48,508 more than in 2010 which was 28, 764.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Charg&#xE9; d' Affaires Leaves As White House Nominates New Ambassador for Banjul]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100592.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[External Relations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[United States, Canada and Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100592.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The U.S. Embassy in Banjul has announced the departure of Charg&#xE9; d' Affaires Eugene S. Young, who has completed his assignment in The Gambia and will retire after nearly four decades of distinguished service to the United States and the U.S. Foreign Service.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gender Inequality Costing Gambia Growth, World Bank Reveals]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100590.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[External Relations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[International Organizations and Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women and Gender]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100590.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The World Bank Group has called for urgent action to boost women's economic participation and strengthen public finances, warning that The Gambia risks slowing its development trajectory if it fails to address persistent gender and fiscal challenges.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deyda Hydara At 80 - The Press Freedom Hero Who Never Dies in the Heart of Gambians]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100588.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Press and Media]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100588.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Yesterday, June 9, 2026, marks what would have been the 80th birthday of Deyda Hydara, the celebrated journalist, co-founder and former managing editor of The Point newspaper whose legacy continues to shape journalism and press freedom in The Gambia.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[God's Mighty Presence]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100603.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100603.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:29 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Ark of the Covenant guaranteed God's presence wherever the Children of Israel journeyed through the wilderness. It was their defence.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt Temporarily Suspends Issuance of ID Cards &#x26;amp; Driver License]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100602.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100602.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Gambia Government through the Ministry of Interior, brings to the attention of the public that the 'Go-Live Date' for the issuance of new National Identification Cards, Driver's Licenses and related documents under the new Public Private Partnership (PPP) Agreement with Margins ID Group, is rescheduled for Monday, 29th June, 2026.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[FID Backs Innovative Solutions to Cushion Living Conditions of Vulnerable Population]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100598.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100598.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Investment Officer at Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) has spoken highly of their new project, which seeks to leverage digital addresses through evidence-based policymaking, acknowledging that the project supports innovative solution aimed at improving the living condition of the vulnerable population.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust Bank Clutch Late Governor Jatta Inter-Bank Tourney Trophy]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100600.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Banking and Insurance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Company News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100600.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] Trust Bank PLC on Saturday clasped the 2026 Late Governor Famara Jatta inter-bank tournament trophy.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Rules Against GICA Breakaway Council Members]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100595.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100595.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The High Court sitting in Kanifing on Monday, 18th May 2026 issued an interlocutory injunction ordering and restraining the breakaway Council members and a staff of The Gambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (GICA) from representing or acting on behalf of the Institute in whatsoever capacity. The order is extended to their Agents, Proxies or whosoever. The breakaway Council members and the staff concerned are further restrained from holding an Annual General Meeting (AGM) pending the hearing and]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Assembly, Partners Convene 'Fellows Meeting' At Parliament]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100597.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100597.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:25 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The National Assembly in collaboration with the EU-UNDP GREAT Project on Monday convened a Fellows' meeting designed to reflect on the impact, results and lessons learned from the parliamentary fellowship programme.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bensouda Launches Project On 'Leveraging Digital Addresses for Evidence-Based Policymaking']]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100594.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[ICT and Telecom]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Urban Issues and Habitation]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100594.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:24 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Lord Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Talib Ahmed Bensouda has officially launched a project dubbed: "Leveraging Digital Addresses for Evidence-Based Policymaking."]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[GRA Expands Enlightenment of Itas to Key Financial Institutions]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100591.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100591.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:22 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has broadened its training initiatives on the new Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) to key Financial Institutions to strengthen compliance and efficiency across the financial sector.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Jaiteh Rejects Defense Request to Compel 5 Witnesses in Trial Over Alleged Rape of Male Minor]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100589.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100589.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:53:21 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] The High Court in Banjul has refused an application by the defence in the trial of Ass Malick Njie, who is accused of raping a male minor, to compel five individuals to testify, ruling that the defence failed to demonstrate that the proposed witnesses possessed material evidence relevant to the case.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Will Fertiliser Be Available to Farmers and At What Price?]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606090035.html</link><category><![CDATA[Food and Agriculture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606090035.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:11:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Some farmers have already cleared their farms and are eagerly waiting for the rains to sow their seeds. Some others are still clearing their farms.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women Walk for Water As Gardens Struggle to Survive in Sare Samba Village]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100028.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women and Gender]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606100028.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:54:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] In Sare Samba village in the Sandu area of The Gambia's Upper River Region, women walk under the midday sun carrying 20-litre buckets of water on their heads just to keep small vegetable gardens alive.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[VP Jallow Touches Down in China for Global Human Rights Forum]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202606080531.html</link><author>thepoint13@yahoo.com (The Point)</author><category><![CDATA[Asia, Australia, and Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[External Relations]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202606080531.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[The Point] His Excellency Mohammed B.S. Jallow, Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, has arrived in Beijing, People's Republic of China, to represent The Gambia at the 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance.]]></description></item></channel></rss>