Peace Corps Gambia Inaugurates New Office

Initiated in 1961 by former United States President J.F. Kennedy, Peace Corps remains committed to its founding mission of promoting world peace and friendship among all countries that it volunteers served. At the inauguration, Siiri Morley, Peace Corps …

World Bank approves US$30M to enhance Gambia’s productivity

The Gambia Second Boosting Resilience and Unlocking Productive Potential Development Policy Financing project is part of a comprehensive and coordinated support package designed to help the Government of The Gambia preserve gains in reforms and socio- …

The Gambia launches new strategy to fight plastic waste crisis

Tourism and toxic waste collide in the Gambia as the government attempts a decade-long plan to reduce plastic pollution by 86%. Caitlin Kelly reports for The Guardian. In short: The Gambia’s National Action Plan aims to tackle plastic waste with …

Presidents Barrow and Faye to Be Represented at Gambia-Senegal Economic Forum in Banjul

- Advertisement - By: The Fatu Network Editorial The upcoming Economic, Trade, and Investment Forum in Banjul, scheduled for December 19-20, 2024, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba International Conference Centre, will see the representation of Gambia’s President …

Can Gambia’s Bold Plastic Pollution Plan Deliver Real Change?

IDA US$30 million budget support to enhance productivity and improve economic governance in the Gambia

By Haddy Youray  The World Bank Group has approved $30 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Gambia in enhancing its productive potential. A statement made available on Monday stated that the funding will also …

The Gambia’s neglected environment: 27 years without a report

- Advertisement - By Moses S Bass For 27 years, The Gambia has not released an updated State of the Environment Report (SOER), a critical tool for assessing the nation’s environmental health and guiding sustainable development. The last report, produced by …

Cabinet Approves Gambia’s National Sport Policy 2024 – 2034

- Advertisement - Ministry of Youth & Sports, Hon. Bakary Y. Badjie last Thursday presented to Cabinet the country’s new Sport Policy in the form of a Cabinet Paper for deliberation and adoption. The paper was eventually approved by the cabinet chaired …

‘It is ambitious, but ambition builds the world’: can the Gambia’s bold plan to cut plastic pollution work?

Travelling through the Gambia, it is hard to avoid the makeshift dumpsites burning along the roadsides, filling the air with toxic fumes. Outside the tourist areas, beaches and waterways are littered with plastic rubbish. The Gambia has long acknowledged …

Victims, CSOs Petition ECOWAS to Establish Special Tribunal for The Gambia

- Advertisement - By Hadram Hydara Ahead of the ECOWAS Heads of State meeting on December 15, the Alliance of Victim-Led Organisations in The Gambia (AVLO), alongside victims, local and international civil society organizations, and concerned citizens, …