Gambian President Adama Barrow Thanks Akon for Lighting Project
The popular singer’s initiative, Akon Light Africa, has provided solar energy to Sarreh Pateh, a village in the west coast region with a population of 4,000. The project aims to bring clean, renewable and affordable energy solutions primarily to rural and off-grid areas in Africa. Please follow and like us:
Gambian Farmers Call for Fertiliser As the Minister Tours the Country
Foroyaa went on tour to find out what the farmers needed and called on the government to address the problem of fertilizer and seeds. We are not surprised as the Minister of Agriculture proceeds with his tour the farmers are making it abundantly clear that without seeds and fertiliser being provided the next farming season […]
Talking Human Rights in the New Gambia
“This is the new Gambia,” Jobe, a Gambian taxi driver told me, as I arrived in the country for the first time since the inauguration of President Adama Barrow. Three months after erstwhile strongman Yahya Jammeh left Gambian soil, the capital, Banjul, is buzzing and Gambia, known as the “smiling coast of Africa,” is still […]
Gambia ‘Freezes’ Assets of Former President Yahya Jammeh
Hon. Abubacarr Tambedou, the attorney general and minister of Justice has revealed to journalists that they have obtained a court order freezing or placing a temporary hold on the locally known assets and companies directly associated with former President Yahya Jammeh. He made this revelation and more at a press conference held at his office […]
Gambia’s Former President Yahya Jammeh Stole $50 Million Before Leaving For Exile
The Gambia’s former ruler Yahya Jammeh stole at least $50m from the state, the country’s justice minister said on Monday, in the first major anti-corruption move by the country’s new president. It’s the first time the new government of the west African country has put a figure on the amount it believes Jammeh plundered from […]
‘Importer of Plastic Rice’ in Gambia Dismisses Claims
Rumours are rifle on Social Media that a particular rice believed to be “Plastic” was purportedly imported into The Gambia but the importer of the rice, Gam Food Trading has described the allegation as false. According to a source close to the Company, the said rice was imported from The Republic of China to The […]
Yahya Jammeh reign of terror: Gambian wife’s anguish over missing husband
There were high expectations when The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow took over from long-time leader Yahya Jammeh. But three months since his inauguration, the BBC’s Umaru Fofana found that despair is already setting in. Just days after Yahya Jammeh lost the election to Adama Barrow, the prisons started emptying. Families were reunited, signifying an end […]
Gambian human rights activist Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajan Wins the New African Woman Award
The fearless Gambian human rights activist won New African Woman magazine’s Woman of the Year Award at the their Award ceremony that took place in Dakar last night. Fatoumatta Jallow-Tambajan was instrumental in galvanising the opposition that eventually beat long-term now exiled leader Yahya Jammeh. Held at a glitzy Gala Dinner at the Terrou-Bi hotel […]
Akon Lightening Africa Changes Livelihoods in Gambia’s Sara Pateh
The people of Sare Pateh have hailed the Akon Lighting Africa project, three weeks after the Kombo North village became the first beneficiary of a project that aims to reach every home without a light and create over 1000 jobs in the country. The pilot project seeks to reach at least 15000 homes, officials disclosed. […]
Gambia Thankful, Optimistic, but Challenges Lie Ahead
Since the departure of Gambia’s long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh, newly elected president Adama Barrow’s government has been taking steps to restore the economy, rule of law and political reforms after two decades of one-party rule. Gambia’s vice president recently visited the United States to “thank its partners for the help they provided during her nation’s […]
