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  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) joins the global community in commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025, a day dedicated to promoting the rights, dignity and full inclusion

​ In a significant step towards justice and accountability, the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has successfully secured the extradition of the notorious former soldier, Lieutenant Colonel Sana Manjang, from the custody of

ECOWAS Chairman and President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, says he has held talks with the military leadership in Guinea-Bissau as the regional bloc steps up efforts to restore constitutional rule

  The Gambian government has confirmed that Sanna Manjang, a former member of the notorious Junglers, will be repatriated to The Gambia following his arrest in southern Senegal. Manjang, who has been

Doudou Jah, a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) and a frequent political commentator, has said  that public awareness campaigns remain among the most effective tools for holding

  In a move to enhance urban sanitation and youth empowerment, Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe officially launched the Urban Youth-led Cleaning System Project today, marking a pivotal chapter in the city’s development

    Beakanyang Executive Director Mr Nfamara Jawno Jawneh calls for an end to human rights violations notably Sexual & Gender-Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation. He was speaking at the start

  Sanna Manjang, a former member of the notorious paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers” within the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), has been arrested. Manjang was one of the most frequently cited

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the recent events in Guinea‑Bissau as a genuine coup, describing them instead as a “ceremonial coup.” Speaking after returning from the country, where he led

Between November 4 and 25, 2025, a total of 1,960 Gambians embarked on the perilous “Backway” journey toward the Canary Islands, migrant advocates reported, marking what they describe as the largest maritime