Last Friday, a truck sank deep into a river called Tshangani in Nkayi. The truck was there to pick up sand from the river. The driver had a big problem when his truck stopped working.
The driver left his truck to find someone who could help him fix it. The river changed very quickly during this time. When the driver came back, he saw that water had covered almost his whole truck. He could only see a tiny bit of it sticking out of the water.
The people in charge of keeping everyone safe called the Civil Protection Unit and told everyone what had happened to the truck in the river.
The police in Nigeria helped save seven young people who were being taken to The Gambia against their will. They stopped a white bus and found these people inside. The bus driver was Ezeani John Paul.
A police officer named Omolola Odutola talked to a newspaper about what happened. The police stopped the bus on February 12. It belonged to a place in Nigeria called Anambra State. The people they saved were all young, between 18 and 25 years old.
When the police asked the people on the bus where they were going, their answers did not make sense. The police became worried that someone was trying to sell these young people or make them work without their permission. They arrested the driver and everyone else on the bus. The police are...
A big company from Turkey called Albayrak has joined the Gambia Ports Authority. Together, they started a new company named Alport. They started improving the port in Banjul.
Albayrak promised to spend a lot of money to make the port bigger and better. They will also build a brand new port in Sanyang. These changes will help ships move faster through the port and carry more stuff.
On Saturday, the company showed some people from newspapers around the work area. The new port manager, Mr Cem Öztürk, talked about their plans. His company won a special contest in 2023 to work on the port. They already started making more space by flattening the ground near the Muslim High School and the Half-Die area.
Mr Öztürk said they will bring new...
A brave man named Blessed Runesu Geza wants everyone to know he is safe. He sent a message saying people made up stories about him being arrested or missing. He belongs to a special group of people who fought for their country many years ago.
Geza promises to talk to people soon and tell them more about his plans. He believes his friends want to improve Zimbabwe. "We will bring change," he said. No one can stop us with lies."
Geza made many people talk about him because he disagreed with his political party. His party wants to change some rules that would let President Mnangagwa stay leader for a longer time. Geza thinks the president should leave his job right away. He says the president does not work well and gives special treatment...
A special group of first ladies from Africa has a new leader. Her name is Dr Fatima Maada Bio, and she comes from Sierra Leone. She feels happy and proud about her new job as president of this important group.
Dr Bio shared the good news with everyone through her phone. She wants to thank all the other first ladies who picked her as their leader and the people of Sierra Leone who helped her husband become president of their country.
She loves that her husband, President Julius Maada Bio, helps her make life better for women and girls. They work as a team to help people in Sierra Leone and other places in Africa.
Dr Bio talked about what she wants to do as a leader. She wants African women to be healthy and smart. She wants them to...
President Barrow sent a special message to other leaders in The Gambia. His friend, Minister Boye, read it out loud at the Second National Dialogue, a big meeting.
The President talked about his group, the National People's Party. He said different groups can work together even if they think differently. It doesn't matter what people believe or where they come from. Everyone can help make The Gambia better.
President Barrow wants all groups to join hands and help build the country. He said no one stays a leader forever. When people work as friends, the country runs smoothly. This means no fighting or people taking over with guns.
The President believes talking helps fix problems. He said everyone can share their ideas because The...
Tomorrow is a special day because The Gambia will be 60 years old as a free country. An important man named Momodou Cadi Cham wants to share his thoughts about this birthday. He helped make The Gambia free when he went to a big meeting in 1964. He tells leaders they must remember they won't be leaders forever and need to do good things for everyone.
Mr. Cham feels sad because many people who helped make The Gambia free aren't being remembered in the birthday celebrations. He wants people to remember heroes like Reverend JC Faye and IM Garba Jahumpa, who worked very hard to make The Gambia free.
The Gambia had an easier time becoming free than other countries that Britain ruled. This happened because all the different groups of people...
The Gambia turned 60 years old today as a free country! Many people feel happy about this special birthday. The Gambian people made their country better and better since February 18, 1965, when they became independent.
The Gambia works hard with other countries around the world. They help keep peace and make good decisions with big groups like the United Nations. On the same day they became free, they became friends with a country called Türkiye.
Türkiye understands what it means to fight for freedom because they did the same thing many years ago. Today, Türkiye helps many countries in Africa. Their leader, President Erdoğan, visited Africa more times than any other world leader! They opened 44 special offices called embassies across...
The Gambia's young soccer team has wonderful news! They will play in a big tournament in Morocco next month. They didn't win their spot at first, but they made it because FIFA decided more teams from Africa could join the World Cup.
These young players, all under 17 years old, will face other teams from Senegal, Tunisia, and Somalia in what we call Group C. The tournament will happen between March 30 and April 19, 2025. Two famous former soccer players, Adama Coulibaly from Mali and Souleymane Camara from Senegal helped pick which teams would play against each other.
Morocco will host this exciting tournament at its home. The teams will play against Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Other teams, such as Burkina Faso, South Africa, and...
