The Gambia
Ouattara Declared Winner in Controversial lvory Coast Elections
The Ivory Coast electoral commission has announced that President Alassane Ouattara has overwhelmingly won a third term in office after his two main opponents boycotted the election and called his candidacy illegal. Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Henri Konan Bédié, the [...]
GDC Surrenders To UDP- Seedy Njie
As the campaign enters into the final stage in the Niamina West by-election, a former APRC National Assembly member and now a strong supporter of President Barrow’s NPP, has told a rally that the Gambia Democratic Congress has been surrendered [...]
Scorpions’ Afcon Qualifiers Final Squad Unveiled
Scorpions Coach Tom Saintfiet has named Gambia’s final squad for the Afcon Qualifiers double header to Gabon slated for 12th and 16th November 2020. Gambia’s Match Day Three of the Qualifiers is scheduled for Thursday 12th November 2020 in Francevillewith [...]
GAMBIA HOSTS GABON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has sanctioned that all matches at the resumption of Afcon Qualifiers in November 2020 would be played behind closed doors. This development was further announced by CAF at its recent Virtual Conference held at [...]
Two Killed In Algeria Wildfire, Say Emergency Services
A wildfire has killed two people at Algerian capital, the emergency services said Saturday, one of a spate of seasonal blazes to hit the north African country.Nearby residents were evacuated from their homes after the fire swept through forest near [...]
Saintfiet Forced To Change Squad Outlook
Scorpions Coach Tom Saintfiet has made a few changes in the Scorpions final squad earlier released for the Gambia’s double header to Gabon in the Afcon Qualifiers this week. A few players have recently pulled out due to the new [...]
Gambian Wins $500,000 Compensation Against UK Immigration Department
A High Court Judge has awarded $500,000 in compensation to an illegal immigrant from Gambia, who was detained for over a year after his deportation failed in 2018. Delivering a judgment during a virtual hearing recently, Justice Frank Seepersad ordered [...]
The Gambian students in Southeast Asian countries appeals to government to reconsider its decision of the closure of the Gambian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This came after the government of the Gambia publicly announced that it will be closing the High Commission in Kuala Lumpur due to financial constraints also downsizing diplomatic services for effectiveness in operational costs. “The reason being, we strongly believed [...]
“I have no doubt that after the 2021 presidential election, political parties like the UDP and GDC will die a natural death.” Seedy Njie
Seedy Njie, former APRC National Assembly member and now a strong supporter of National People’s Party (NPP) said the just concluded by-election held in Niamina West and Kerr Jarga has proven that the United Democratic Party and Gambia Democratic Congress [...]
Former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings Dies At 73
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead, GhanaWeb can confirm. The former president GhanaWeb understands passed on, today, November 12, 2020, after a brief illness. According to state-owned Daily Graphic, the former President had been on admission at the Korle Bu [...]