Watchdog Waits for Answers on Missing Millions in Gambia.
The National Assembly wants to know what happened to money from selling ex-president Jammeh's things. Last year, they asked for papers showing D22 million in bank slips, but no one has given them the files yet.
Leaders set a clear rule - share the papers by September 28. If not, police must look into it. But the Vice President's office stays quiet. The law office sent a list of papers but kept the real files away.
Many other money cases need answers. The main bank must fix its books from 2019. State House fixed its buildings but broke the rules on who got the work. A school can't find papers for the D21 million spent.
Some timber sales raise questions. The state took wood...
"Blessed Ways vs. Blessed Lands" - A Fresh Look at Faith and Progress.
People often fight over holy places. Yet what matters more—where you live or how you live? Many claim their land is special through faith, but good living beats a good location.
Take Africa. It has rich soil and warm sun, but its people face hard times. They buy food from far away when they can grow their own. African leaders spend more cash on roads than helping farmers grow crops. This shows that having good land means little without good choices.
Weather hits holy cities hard these days. Mecca sees floods. The heat burns hot. Rich people there could help poor Arabs more. They could share their wealth around the world.
War fills the lands some call blessed...
African Soccer Tournament Moves to August.
A big soccer event in East Africa needs more time to get ready. The games will move from February to August 2025.
Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda planned to share the hosting duties. However, experts checked the fields and buildings and said these countries need extra months to finish everything.
Soccer boss Patrice Motsepe praised the leaders of the three nations. He liked how they fixed up fields and built new places for teams to stay. He thinks the delay will improve the games.
The African Nations Championship draws teams from across the continent. Officials will pick who plays against whom next week in Kenya's capital. They'll tell everyone the exact August dates very soon.
These changes...
NPP Party Plans Big Meeting in Soma.
The National People's Party will meet this Saturday after putting it off for a time. Party boss Seedy Njie shared news of the one-day event.
Their leader, President Adama Barrow, plans to join the gathering. The party must hold these big talks every two years by law.
The NPP asked for more time to set up this meeting, and three other parties did the same. When the voting office said yes to their request, it made some people mad. The United Democratic Party said it wasn't fair.
At the meeting, party heads will talk about what they did and how they spent money. Leaders from different groups will speak, like the youth wing and women's team. The party chief will share thoughts about where they're...
Ghana's New Leader Plans Gambia Visit.
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama is visiting The Gambia today. The State House said his trip aims to strengthen ties between the two nations.
Mahama returns to power after six years away. He first led Ghana from 2012 to 2017. Back then, he helped solve a big crisis in The Gambia. When The Gambia faced tough times after its 2016 vote, Mahama stepped up to help fix things.
The people of Ghana elected Mahama their leader last December. They want him to guide their nation for the next four years. His trip shows that he cares about keeping good friendships with nearby countries.
The two nations hope to work better together after this visit. They want to share ideas and help each other grow...
Dispute Erupts Over Village Health Project in Gambia.
A fight broke out over plans to build a health center for mothers in Chamen village. The government stopped the project, which angered many people.
Momodou Cham runs the project for Chamen Nianija Diaspora Club. His group wanted to spend 7.2 million dalasis on a new ward for mothers. The club helps poor people in Gambia with money from citizens living in other lands.
Seedy Njie sits high up in the government as deputy speaker. People say he blocked the project for his gain. But Njie says this isn't true. He claims the government got money from a big African bank to fix up the whole health center instead.
Cham says Njie isn't telling the truth. "We met at the health center last...
Gambian Political Leaders Clash Over Party Finance Claims.
President Adama Barrow and his former party leader are fighting over who paid for what. At a meeting last month, Barrow said he gave money to his old party. The United Democratic Party says this is not true.
Barrow told people in Ebo Town that he spent lots of his cash on the party. He claims he gave more than one million dalasis when he ran for president in 2016. The party only raised 210,000 dalasis at that time, he said.
But UDP leader Ousainou Darboe fired back hard. He told QTV that Barrow never gave money to UDP. "He talks like this when no one can question him," Darboe said. He asked why Barrow begged for cash from people living abroad if he had such wealth.
Darboe...
Gambia Faces UN Review on Human Rights Progress.
The United Nations will examine The Gambia's human rights record next Tuesday in Geneva. The meeting will be streamed online for anyone to watch.
The Gambia stands among 14 nations up for review this January. The country has gone through three past reviews - in 2010, 2014, and 2019. Justice Minister Dawda A Jallow will speak for The Gambia at the meeting.
The UN looks at three main things during these reviews. First, what the country says about itself. Second, what rights experts have found? Third, what other groups say about the country's actions.
Every nation in the UN gets this kind of review. All 193 member countries have been checked three times since 2008. The UN wants to know...
New Leader Takes Command of West African Peace Mission in Gambia.
The Gambian president met with Colonel Ndiangne Diouf at the State House in Banjul. President Adama Barrow welcomed Diouf as the new head of the Ecowas military force in The Gambia.
At the handover event, Ambassador Miatta Lily French spoke about peace. She asked Diouf to keep up the good work of past leaders. She said he should work well with Gambian forces to keep the peace.
The ambassador praised the countries that sent their forces to help. She thanked the past commander for making The Gambia safer. She pointed out that this success came from working together with Gambian forces and people.
Colonel Diouf shared his plans for the peace mission. He wants to train...
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