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September 15, 2026, 10:53 am
112 Victims Received Full Compensation As Government Spends D24.8 Million On Reparations
- [Foroyaa] Justice Minister Dawda Jallow has told the National Assembly that the Government of the Gambia has so far paid twenty-four million eight hundred thousand dalasi (D24.8 million) in compensation to victims of human rights violations committed during the Yahya Jammeh era.
IEC Sets Presidential Nomination Dates, Other Key Election Activities
- [Foroyaa] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that presidential nominations for The Gambia's December 2026 election will take place from 3 to 14 November, as preparations for the presidential poll enter a critical stage.
Assembly Committee Warns Marine Protected Areas Face Illegal Fishing & Weak Oversight
- [Foroyaa] The National Assembly's Select Committee on Environment, Sustainable Development and NGO Affairs has warned that weak enforcement, inadequate funding, institutional conflicts and illegal activities are undermining the management of coastal and marine protected areas of the country.
Lawmaker Urges Urgent Road Repairs to Promote Agriculture & Rural Development
- [Foroyaa] The Member for Baddibu Central, Hon. Sulayman Saho, has called on the government to urgently improve road infrastructure, particularly in the North Bank Region, saying good roads are essential to increasing agricultural production, supporting rural communities and improving access to markets and public services.
Turkish Ambassador Says Karpowership Could Return As Gambia Seeks Way Out of Power Crisis
- [Foroyaa] Türkiye's outgoing Ambassador to The Gambia, Fahir Turker Oba, has said the door remains open for Turkish energy company Karpowership to return to The Gambia as the country continues to face serious electricity supply problems.
Government Gives Special Prosecutor D5m, but Funds Fall Short
- [Foroyaa] Justice Minister Dawda Jallow has told the National Assembly on Wednesday that the Government has so far disbursed D5 million to support the operations of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
Gambian President Declares Power Emergency Amid Protests
- [allAfrica] President Adama Barrow has declared the country's prolonged electricity crisis a national emergency and promised to increase power generation as protests over rolling blackouts intensify ahead of the December presidential election.
All of Africa Today - September 9, 2026
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Gambia Protesters Burn Tyres to Denounce Power Cuts
- [Daily Maverick] BANJUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Police used tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered overnight in multiple locations in Gambia, including near President Adama Barrow's official residence, to denounce what they described as prolonged power cuts, residents and a Reuters witness said.
Pavifort Excels in the Gambia
- [Liberian Observer] PaviFort AL Associates SL Limited, a leading indigenous Sierra Leonean road construction company, continues to make Sierra Leone proud across the West African sub-region through its expanding footprint and commitment to quality infrastructure development.
Gambia's Power Crisis Boils Over As Anger Reaches Breaking Point
- [RFI] Protesters in The Gambia have taken to the streets demanding President Adama Barrow's resignation as anger over prolonged power cuts boils over just months ahead of December's general election.
Challenges of Water and Electricity Outages
- [Foroyaa] Foroyaa has received complaints of water and electricity outages and drainage challenges in the Kanifing Municipality, where commercial and residential facilities are interwoven and require steady supply of water and electricity. Most people in the KM area depend on small businesses requiring electricity to function.
National Youth Parliament Calls for Greater Role in Democracy Ahead of 2026 Election
- [Foroyaa] The National Youth Parliament (NYP) has called for greater youth participation in democratic governance as the country prepares for presidential elections in December.
Judiciary Set to Hear Objections Relating to 2026 Supplementary Registration of Voters
- [Foroyaa] Following the establishment of the Revising Courts by the office of the Chief Justice, Magistrates have been appointed to hear cases of objections relating to the 2026 Supplementary registration of voters.
CDS Gomez Urges for Stronger Inter-Agency Collaboration
- [Foroyaa] The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Ousman Gomez, has called for stronger collaboration between the Gambia Armed Forces, other security agencies, and civilian communities as he continues his first nationwide tour of military installations.
Gambia Opens First Student Loan Applications On September 15
- [Foroyaa] The Gambia will open applications for its first national student loan programme on 15 September, giving eligible university students access to interest-free tuition financing.
Foroyaa At Thirty-Nine - the Newspaper That Rose From Stencil to Conscience and Refused to Bow to Power
- [Foroyaa] Foroyaa was founded 39 years ago today, on 31st August 1987. Initially published fortnightly on the 15th and last day of each month, it later transitioned to a thrice-weekly schedule. Throughout its history, Foroyaa has made a significant impact by addressing pressing issues, highlighting public concerns, holding the government accountable, and enlightening its readership.
CSOs Demand Independent Probe Into Jammeh-Era Assets Disposal
- [Foroyaa] Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in The Gambia demand independent investigations into the sale and disposal of assets recovered from former President Yahya Jammeh, citing concerns over alleged governance, transparency and financial management failures of the said assets. The CSO groups also demanded a nationwide forensic audit of the assets recovered, managed or sold following the findings of the former Janneh Commission.
Gambia Must Move From Policy to Delivery, World Bank Survey Says
- [Foroyaa] A new World Bank survey of stakeholders in The Gambia has found growing confidence in the bank's work, while at the same time identifying weak government accountability, limited access to finance, inadequate capacity and poor coordination as major obstacles to development and reform in the country.
NCCE Urges Citizens to Embrace Political Tolerance
- [Foroyaa] The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged Gambians to embrace political tolerance, respect diversity and participate peacefully in the 5 December 2026 Presidential Election. Members of the NCCE delivered the above and similar messages during a series of community engagements in the Upper River Region (URR), to sensitize citizens on their civic rights and responsibilities and the importance of peaceful participation before, during and after elections. The engagements of the NCCE form part
CDS Gomez Pledges Troop Welfare, Warns Against Tribalism, Politics Within the Ranks
- [Foroyaa] The Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces has assured soldiers of the 2 Infantry Battalion in the North Bank Region of improved welfare, new equipment, and career progression, but warned personnel against tribalism, partisan politics, and unauthorised use of social media.
Parliament to Open Busy 2026 Session With 2027 Budget, Bills and Ministerial Questions On Monday
- [Foroyaa] The National Assembly is set to begin a major joint sitting of its Third and Fourth Ordinary Sessions for the 2026 Legislative Year on Monday, September 7, with lawmakers expected to consider the government's 2027 budget estimates, new legislation, international treaties and questions to cabinet ministers.
High Court Declares Two-Year Detention of Abdou Jawo Unconstitutional
- [Foroyaa] The Bundung High Court has declared the continued detention of Abdou Jawo for more than two years without trial unconstitutional. Justice Isatou Janneh ruled that the prolonged incarceration violated his constitutional rights to personal liberty and to a fair hearing within a reasonable time.
Silence On Border Demarcation
- [Foroyaa] It all started with the pulling down of the fence of the Bulock military facility manned by the Gambia Armed Forces, by Senegalese troops. This was followed by Senegalese officials accompanied by security and military personnel from Senegal meeting farmers cultivating lands they believe to be theirs and informing them that the lands they were cultivating was part of Senegalese territory. They there and then asked them to stop cultivating those lands and most farmers complied.
What Will the Competition and Consumer Protection Bill Contain?
- [Foroyaa] A new Competition and Consumer Protection Bill will be tabled before the National Assembly in the forthcoming joint session. What are the provisions of this Bill? Many businesses, particularly small and medium-size businesses, do complain to Foroyaa of unfair trade practices and monopoly by mighty and powerful businesses. Consumers are always complaining about high and unfair prices by companies and other businesses that want to make super profit, especially in times scarcity. Consumers also complain
Ndiaye Eyes TotalEnergies CAF Afcon 2027 Breakthrough After Remarkable Rise With Senegal and Bayern
- [CAF] Bara Sapoko Ndiaye has gone from academy football in The Gambia to making his FIFA World Cup debut for Senegal and earning a long-term contract with Bayern Munich in little more than a year.
What Did They Sign? Gambia's Political Alliances Face AU, Ecowas Transparency Test
- [Foroyaa] As political parties race to build alliances ahead of The Gambia's December 2026 presidential election, a growing question is being asked about the agreements shaping those partnerships: what exactly did they sign? From the coalition that helped end Yahya Jammeh's rule in 2016 to the alliances being formed today, political parties have increasingly used agreements to determine who they support and how they will contest power, yet many of the documents remain unavailable to the public. The issue comes as
Controversy Regarding Ex-President Jammeh's Assets Still Looms
- [Foroyaa] After a long lull, civil society is again calling for substantiation of results of inquiry into Ex president Jammeh's assets. The haste with which the new government decide to begin inquiry into Ex-President Jammeh assets and the final seizure of 25 billion dalasi worth of assets in cash and kind (excluding landed properties) left most Gambians wondering how the President accumulated so much wealth and what the government is going to do with the sum which was far beyond what was calculated to pay
What Is Government Poicy On Prices of Drugs?
- [Foroyaa] A patient who has prescription to buy Coatem for malaria may be charged D100 in one drug store, D200 in another, D300 elsewhere and D450m in yet another drug store, and the patients are beginning to experience different effects in consuming these different brands of malaria drugs. This is a case that the Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission should investigate in collaboration with the health ministry and the Medicine Control Agency to protect the consumer.
200 Families in Tallinding Receive Beds, Mattresses Through Gambia-Spain Partnership
- [Foroyaa] About 200 families in Tallinding North have received new beds and mattresses through a cooperation initiative between The Gambia and Spain aimed at improving living conditions for vulnerable households.
