<?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>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:12:36 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:12:36 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[Judiciary Set to Hear Objections Relating to 2026 Supplementary Registration of Voters]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609030595.html</link><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/202609030595.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:10:09 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Following the establishment of the Revising Courts by the office of the Chief Justice, Magistrates have been appointed to hear cases of objections relating to the 2026 Supplementary registration of voters.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDS Gomez Urges for Stronger Inter-Agency Collaboration]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609030598.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609030598.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:12:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Ousman Gomez, has called for stronger collaboration between the Gambia Armed Forces, other security agencies, and civilian communities as he continues his first nationwide tour of military installations.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambia Opens First Student Loan Applications On September 15]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609030597.html</link><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609030597.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:11:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The Gambia will open applications for its first national student loan programme on 15 September, giving eligible university students access to interest-free tuition financing.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foroyaa At Thirty-Nine - the Newspaper That Rose From Stencil to Conscience and Refused to Bow to Power]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609030596.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Press and Media]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609030596.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:10:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Foroyaa was founded 39 years ago today, on 31st August 1987. Initially published fortnightly on the 15th and last day of each month, it later transitioned to a thrice-weekly schedule. Throughout its history, Foroyaa has made a significant impact by addressing pressing issues, highlighting public concerns, holding the government accountable, and enlightening its readership.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSOs Demand Independent Probe Into Jammeh-Era Assets Disposal]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020608.html</link><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/202609020608.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:28:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in The Gambia demand independent investigations into the sale and disposal of assets recovered from former President Yahya Jammeh, citing concerns over alleged governance, transparency and financial management failures of the said assets. The CSO groups also demanded a nationwide forensic audit of the assets recovered, managed or sold following the findings of the former Janneh Commission.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambia Must Move From Policy to Delivery, World Bank Survey Says]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020610.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020610.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:29:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] A new World Bank survey of stakeholders in The Gambia has found growing confidence in the bank's work, while at the same time identifying weak government accountability, limited access to finance, inadequate capacity and poor coordination as major obstacles to development and reform in the country.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCCE Urges Citizens to Embrace Political Tolerance]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020609.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020609.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:28:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged Gambians to embrace political tolerance, respect diversity and participate peacefully in the 5 December 2026 Presidential Election. Members of the NCCE delivered the above and similar messages during a series of community engagements in the Upper River Region (URR), to sensitize citizens on their civic rights and responsibilities and the importance of peaceful participation before, during and after elections. The engagements of the NCCE form part]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDS Gomez Pledges Troop Welfare, Warns Against Tribalism, Politics Within the Ranks]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020607.html</link><category><![CDATA[Arms and Military Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Conflict, Peace and Security]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020607.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:27:41 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces has assured soldiers of the 2 Infantry Battalion in the North Bank Region of improved welfare, new equipment, and career progression, but warned personnel against tribalism, partisan politics, and unauthorised use of social media.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parliament to Open Busy 2026 Session With 2027 Budget, Bills and Ministerial Questions On Monday]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020104.html</link><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020104.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:44:16 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The National Assembly is set to begin a major joint sitting of its Third and Fourth Ordinary Sessions for the 2026 Legislative Year on Monday, September 7, with lawmakers expected to consider the government's 2027 budget estimates, new legislation, international treaties and questions to cabinet ministers.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court Declares Two-Year Detention of Abdou Jawo Unconstitutional]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609020103.html</link><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/202609020103.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:44:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The Bundung High Court has declared the continued detention of Abdou Jawo for more than two years without trial unconstitutional. Justice Isatou Janneh ruled that the prolonged incarceration violated his constitutional rights to personal liberty and to a fair hearing within a reasonable time.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silence On Border Demarcation]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609010540.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609010540.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:08:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] It all started with the pulling down of the fence of the Bulock military facility manned by the Gambia Armed Forces, by Senegalese troops. This was followed by Senegalese officials accompanied by security and military personnel from Senegal meeting farmers cultivating lands they believe to be theirs and informing them that the lands they were cultivating was part of Senegalese territory. They there and then asked them to stop cultivating those lands and most farmers complied.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Will the Competition and Consumer Protection Bill Contain?]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202609010539.html</link><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202609010539.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:06:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] A new Competition and Consumer Protection Bill will be tabled before the National Assembly in the forthcoming joint session. What are the provisions of this Bill? Many businesses, particularly small and medium-size businesses, do complain to Foroyaa of unfair trade practices and monopoly by mighty and powerful businesses. Consumers are always complaining about high and unfair prices by companies and other businesses that want to make super profit, especially in times scarcity. Consumers also complain]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ndiaye Eyes TotalEnergies CAF Afcon 2027 Breakthrough After Remarkable Rise With Senegal and Bayern]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310683.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Senegal]]></category><category><![CDATA[Soccer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310683.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:54:31 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[CAF] Bara Sapoko Ndiaye has gone from academy football in The Gambia to making his FIFA World Cup debut for Senegal and earning a long-term contract with Bayern Munich in little more than a year.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Did They Sign? Gambia's Political Alliances Face AU, Ecowas Transparency Test]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310681.html</link><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><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/202608310681.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:50:48 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] As political parties race to build alliances ahead of The Gambia's December 2026 presidential election, a growing question is being asked about the agreements shaping those partnerships: what exactly did they sign? From the coalition that helped end Yahya Jammeh's rule in 2016 to the alliances being formed today, political parties have increasingly used agreements to determine who they support and how they will contest power, yet many of the documents remain unavailable to the public. The issue comes as]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversy Regarding Ex-President Jammeh's Assets Still Looms]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310648.html</link><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/202608310648.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:34:58 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] After a long lull, civil society is again calling for substantiation of results of inquiry into Ex president Jammeh's assets. The haste with which the new government decide to begin inquiry into Ex-President Jammeh assets and the final seizure of 25 billion dalasi worth of assets in cash and kind (excluding landed properties) left most Gambians wondering how the President accumulated so much wealth and what the government is going to do with the sum which was far beyond what was calculated to pay]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Government Poicy On Prices of Drugs?]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310647.html</link><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/202608310647.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:34:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] A patient who has prescription to buy Coatem for malaria may be charged D100 in one drug store, D200 in another, D300 elsewhere and D450m in yet another drug store, and the patients are beginning to experience different effects in consuming these different brands of malaria drugs. This is a case that the Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission should investigate in collaboration with the health ministry and the Medicine Control Agency to protect the consumer.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[200 Families in Tallinding Receive Beds, Mattresses Through Gambia-Spain Partnership]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310680.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310680.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:46:35 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] About 200 families in Tallinding North have received new beds and mattresses through a cooperation initiative between The Gambia and Spain aimed at improving living conditions for vulnerable households.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Asks How 'Public Land' Ended Up in Private Hands]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310679.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Land and Rural Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608310679.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:46:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] For more than 15 years, the Manya Kunda family of Sukuta said it had fought to regain its Salaji farmland and asked how land said to have been acquired for public purpose ended up in private hands.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Distribution of Organic Fertiliser -]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608280562.html</link><category><![CDATA[Food and Agriculture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608280562.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:12:12 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The key question Foroyaa wishes to know from the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security is the source of the organic fertiliser they distributing to farmers free of charge. It is important for the government to have the scientific means of testing organic fertiliser that is given as gift to the government. NARI should be in a position to test all organic fertiliser sent as gifts to confirm that they are free from any contamination.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Coast International Institute Signs MOU With Pan-African Institute for Development]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608280561.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608280561.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:11:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The West Coast International Institute (WCII) College and the Pan-African Institute for Development - West Africa (PAID-WA) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to revolutionise academic and professional training on Saturday, 22 August 2026 at the WCII premises. This collaboration seeks to pull resources of both institutions to deliver cutting-edge, market-driven programs designed to equip students with highly sought-after career skills.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambia Ranks Third in Sub-Saharan Africa On Budget Transparency]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608280059.html</link><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608280059.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:24:07 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] The Gambia ranked third among the Sub-Saharan African countries assessed in the 2025 Open Budget Survey, scoring 36 out of 100 on budget transparency, according to findings unveiled by Gambia Participates on Tuesday, 25 August 2026.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising Costs Push Gambian Small Businesses to the Brink]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608270581.html</link><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608270581.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:33:58 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Rising costs of raw materials, electricity, transportation, imported equipment and finance had placed growing pressure on small businesses in The Gambia, with some entrepreneurs buying fewer materials, reducing product sizes and delaying plans to expand.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Minister of Agriculture Promises to Explain]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608270582.html</link><category><![CDATA[Agribusiness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food and Agriculture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608270582.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:34:20 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Foroyaa received information that organic fertiliser has been distributed to chiefs for free distribution to some farmers. Instead of random distribution information is circulating that certain individuals are targeted for distribution, some of whom are even selling it. The governor has been approached but could not say much about the fertiliser except that they were consigned directly to the chiefs. We hope that the Minister will grant an interview, the soonest.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father Testifies in Defence of Son in Salagi Police Assault Case]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608270577.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608270577.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:32:49 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] A father had taken the witness stand to testify in defence of his son, Landing Sonko, denying the allegations against him and telling a court that he witnessed police officers beating his son during his arrest.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[D1.5 Million Land Dispute Puts Woman's Marriage Under Pressure]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608270576.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Land and Rural Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legal and Judicial Affairs]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608270576.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:32:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] A land dispute involving three plots in Salagi has left a woman facing what she described in court as serious financial and family problems, with her marriage now under strain.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bensouda Pledges Jobs, Power Reform and Accountability As Coalition 2026 Candidate]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608250096.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608250096.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:30:26 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and flag bearer of Coalition 2026, has pledged to focus on jobs, electricity, youth opportunities, women's economic participation and government accountability, saying the coalition's campaign is aimed at offering Gambians what he described as a different direction ahead of the 2026 presidential election.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Are the Energy Challenges of the Gambia?]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200554.html</link><category><![CDATA[Economy, Business and Finance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200554.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:57:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] This question was posed to Halifa Sallah and he said the following:]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accusing Fingers On Tribal Sentiments 61 Years After Independence]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200555.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200555.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:57:46 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Tribes become significant when people, living on the same territory, produce and share a way of life based on a common language and heritage.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambian Women Tell of Lifelong Pain After FGM]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200146.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Women and Gender]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200146.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:44:39 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] For generations, silence has surrounded female genital mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia. But for women who underwent the practice as children, the experience can remain present long after the physical wound has closed.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Gambia-Senegal Border Dispute]]></title><link>https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200145.html</link><category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Senegal]]></category><category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="true">https://allafrica.com/stories/202608200145.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:44:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[[Foroyaa] Senegal &#x26;amp; The Gambia Began working together]]></description></item></channel></rss>