GAFSP Project Beneficiaries Delighted With Outcome of Agricultural Project Support

By Lamin Fatty Farmers supported by the GAFSP agricultural project have expressed delight with the impact of agricultural projects on farming communities. Foroyaa accompanied officials who visited some of these Project intervention sites in the...

Gambia, Turkey sign landmark energy cooperation

This energy agreement, which started/ starts in earnest, is seen as a significant development in broadening the existing cooperation between the two countries especially in addressing some loopholes in energy generation and investment. Speaking to...

ActionAid Gambia unveils 5-year plan to advance justice, equality, climate resilience

The new strategy themed: ‘Advancing Social Justice, Gender Equality, and Climate Resilience’ sets an ambitious tone for the next phase of ActionAid’s journey in The Gambia. It outlines clear priorities: climate justice, women’s leadership, youth...

CGI Urges Greater Financial Inclusion for Women Entrepreneurs

By: Fatou Krubally The Confederation of Gambian Industries (CGI) has called for increased financial inclusion for women entrepreneurs, emphasizing their vital role in industrial growth and economic transformation in The Gambia and across Africa....

AfDB President pledges deeper cooperation with Ghana and others

African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Sidi Ould Tah has reaffirmed the Bank's partnership with the constituency and pledged to deepen cooperation on economic transformation and resilience with Ghana, the Gambia, Liberia, Sierra...

Over 120 Youths Graduate Under ROOTS/GSCC Matching Grant Program

By: Binta Jaiteh Some 123 youth participants have completed a training program organised by the Gambia Startup Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) in collaboration with the ROOTS Project under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security. The...

EU Funds D2.4M Vegetable Garden to Empower Women in Toroba Village

By: Rohey Samba and Haruna Kuyateh ActionAid International, The Gambia, in partnership with the European Union (EU), has launched a community garden project in Toroba Village to strengthen food security and empower women through sustainable...

Gambia’s World Cup journey gives hope for a better future

- Advertisement - As a football personality that played football at international level for decades representing The Gambia, also a veteran sports Administrator having headed a Nations Sport Association (Basketball, Volleyball and Handball) In...

Türkiye, Africa embracing 'shared vision' to expand energy co-op

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar on Friday said Türkiye and Africa share a common vision of building an independent energy future together, stressing that the country's own transformation could serve as a meaningful...

SAPOF project bridges farmers, entrepreneurs to boost sustainable agriculture

According to Saikou F. Bah, Project Manager of SAPOF under ActionAid International The Gambia, the initiative goes beyond promoting compost; it seeks to transform organic fertiliser into a profitable and sustainable enterprise. “We realised that...

Gambian Delegates Attend China Seminar on Rural Development

By Ndey Sowe, Reporting from Beijing, China After hours of travel across continents, passing through the bright terminals of Addis Ababa and finally touching down at Beijing Capital International Airport, a sense of purpose filled the air. Among...

ECOWAS Supports The Gambia’s First Specialised Drug Treatment, Rehabilitation Centre Construction

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through its Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, is constructing a National Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Banjul, The Gambia. As part of the project’s...

ECOWAS Launches Comprehensive West African Drug Use Report in Banjul

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled the 2024 West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Report in Banjul, The Gambia, marking a significant escalation in the region’s evidence-based approach to combating...

Crab Island TVET Chair Ousman Sillah Urges Concrete Action on Apprenticeships at Africa Skills Week 2025

The Board Chair of Crab Island Technical and Vocational Education Training Centre (TVET) and former Banjul North Parliamentarian, Ousman Sillah, has called for urgent and concrete strategies to address apprenticeship gaps across Africa. Speaking...

I Saw Children Die in The Gambia. Nepal Must Not Repeat That Tragedy

When I worked in The Gambia, I watched parents weep as their children slipped away from a mysterious illness. The hospitals were full of young patients whose kidneys had suddenly failed. For days, no one knew why. Only later did we discover that...

SAPOF Project Trains Farmers, Entrepreneurs to Boost Sustainable Agriculture

By Kebba AF Touray A new wave of opportunity is taking root in The Gambia’s agricultural sector as ActionAid International, The Gambia, through its SAPOF Project and with funding from the European Union, trains farmers and agripreneurs on market...

Director Mendy highlights Caritas’ strategic  interventions in improving lives in Gambia 48 yrs on 

The organisation also intervenes with substantial support in sanitation and water supply, by drilling wells and boreholes and providing potable water to schools, communities and women’s gardens, which has contributed to improving agricultural...

Gambia embarks on mass vaccination to eradicate deadly small ruminant disease

Speaking at the launch, Dr Abdou Ceesay, Director General of the Department of Livestock Services, described PPR as “the silent thief of livelihoods” that has long undermined household incomes, food security, and economic resilience in The Gambia....

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025 Co-Chaired by The Gambia First Lady and Merck Foundation CEO and Inaugurated by the Gambia Vice President and Merck foundation Chairman

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Banjul, The Gambia – Business Wire India • First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Liberia, São Tomé & Príncipe and Senegal attend 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, Co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady and...

Driving Deals and Catalyzing Growth: African Energy Week (AEW) to Return to Cape Town from 12-16 October 2026

(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 14, 2025/ -- The African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference and exhibition will return to Cape Town on October 12-16, 2026, as the premier meeting place for the...