Gambia-Iran weapons dealers found guilty
Azim Aghajani Photo: AFP/Emmanuel Arewa A court in Lagos has convicted an Iranian and a Nigerian to five years in jail for illegal importation of weapons that were bound for The Gambia. The Iranian, Azim More...
Gambia-Iran weapons dealers found guilty
Azim Aghajani Photo: AFP/Emmanuel Arewa A court in Lagos has convicted an Iranian and a Nigerian to five years in jail for illegal importation of weapons that were bound for More...
Gamtel at crossroad with obsolete technology
The Gambia Telecommunication company or Gamtel is at a “critical crossroad” as existing technologies are “obsolete,” said its Managing Director, Babucarr More...
New body wants to end Jammeh’s tyranny
Participants at the congress. The Dispatch Representatives from various Gambian organisations in the United Kingdom Saturday formed an umbrella body in London aimed at ending More...
Decadence of morality in The Gambia
Irreformable and notorious individuals who commit blatant infractions or heinous crimes are generally isolated, publicly shamed, unequivocally condemned, socially sanctioned and More...
Will France intervene in Casamance?
The Casamance region of Senegal has witnessed an unending war for independence that has cost many lives. With France intervening in the north of neighbouring Mali, Bamba Mass More...
Former minister Waa Juwara, others in court
Honey moon over: Juwara once proud of his switch to the APRC government is now jobless and faces a legal battle. In a Daily More...
Observer editor, co-accused denied bail again
Daily Observer’s deputy editor Alhagie Jobe denied bail The deputy editor of the Daily Observer, Alhagie More...
The French, the UN and the Ivory Coast
With the violent overthrow of democratically elected President Gbagbo, Ivory Coast has reverted to its old... 
Drug resistance a risk to anti-malaria fight
Global progress to end malaria is at risk as the parasite builds resistance to antimalarial drugs... 
Africa growing strong but poverty remains
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow more than 5 percent on average in...New body wants to end Jammeh’s tyranny
Participants at the congress. The Dispatch Representatives from More...
Imam Baba Leigh released from detention
Released: Leigh was arrested on 3 December. Gambian Imam, Baba Leigh was Friday released after five months More...
Gambia opposition: No same sex-marriage
Gambian lawyer and leader of the opposition United Democratic Party, Ousainou Darboe said he will not accept same-sex marriages. Darboe was..Gambia’s Principal Act raises serious human rights concerns
The “Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2013”, also known as “The Principal Act”, was passed unanimously by the Gambian National Assembly on..The French, the UN and the Ivory Coast
With the violent overthrow of democratically elected President Gbagbo, Ivory Coast has reverted to its old status More...
April 10: I remember…13 years on
It started at GTTI around 8am. I was wearing a long beige dress with white dots. I carried four heavy English..Angola: Is this the country Agostinho Neto dreamt of?
In 1975 physician and poet António Agostinho Neto became Angola’s first President after winning the war for independence from Portugal. Four years..Gambia: Over 6000 infants die before five
At least 6400 children die in the Gambia before they reach their fifth birthday, making the country one of the seven..Gambia gov’t urged to uphold press freedom
The Gambia Press Union has urged the Gambian government to reflect on the dire situation of journalism in the country and..
Gamtel at crossroad with obsolete technology
The Gambia Telecommunication company or Gamtel is at a “critical crossroad” as existing technologies are “obsolete,” said its Managing Director, Babucarr..
Gambian workers want 120 percent pay rise
Gambian workers want a 120 percent pay rise for all government employees across the board. Addressing workers celebrating Workers’ [May] Day..
