October 2025 - Page 27

  The Gambia Government has named Professor Momodou Sallah as the inaugural Executive Director of the newly-established National Research and Innovation Fund (NRIF). This new body will be tasked with financing and

  Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for business and tourist visas, in response to

  By: Fatou Krubally Prominent human rights activist, Madi Jobarteh, has accused The Gambia’s legal system of protecting the powerful while punishing the poor. He called for an urgent overhaul of what

  By: Fatou Krubally The once-dark village of Foni Berefet in the West Coast Region on Friday, 10th October 2025, witnessed a historic transformation as it was officially connected to the national

  By: Cecilia E.L. Mendy   Journalist Bakary Mankajang, on Monday, continued his testimony in the ongoing trial of Ousainou Bojang, an accused standing trial for the death of two police officers,

  By: Binta Jaiteh The National Audit Office (NAO) has demanded the closure of fourteen dormant government accounts lodged with the Central Bank of the Gambia (CBG). The Auditor General’s 2023 Management

  By: Haruna Kuyateh In a bid to build youth capacity in vegetable production and agribusiness, the Holistic Agribusiness Solution Agricultural Training Center in Balingho, Upper Badibou District of the North Bank

  By: Isatou Sarr The Department of Livestock Services (DLS), in collaboration with the P2-P2RS project, on Monday, 14 October 2925 launched a nationwide vaccination campaign against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)

  By: Yunus S. Saliu The Gambia Tourism and Hospitality Institute (GTHI), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and CNP-España, on Monday, 13th October 2025, launched the GTHI-EU Compass Project at

  By: Rohey Samba In a powerful display of resilience, a nine-year-old burn survivor, Sira, has launched a new organization in The Gambia aimed at supporting fellow burn victims. The Sira Burn