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Foreign sellers at the Gambia Chamber of Commerce trade fair complained about poor business in 2025. Nigerian vendor Famoroti Adebola sells colorful African fabrics but reports much slower sales compared to last year. She accepted any reasonable offers from customers to avoid returning home with...

Rights groups demanded that the government release all papers from the Janneh Commission investigation. Information Minister Ismaila Ceesay told Coffee Time host Peter Gomez the commission never gave officials a buyer and seller list for Jammeh's seized property. His comments on May 20th sparked...

United Nations leader Antonio Guterres warned world governments that ocean crimes threaten global trade and peace. Pirates and armed robbers attacked ships 47.5 percent more often during early 2025 compared to last year. Most attacks happened near Asia around the busy Malacca and Singapore...

United Nations human rights experts demanded that Southeast Asian countries protect people from criminal scam operations. Hundreds of thousands of victims from many nations work as slaves at fraud centers across five countries. Criminal groups kidnap people and force them to steal money through...

The Gambia Immigration Department started making machine-readable passports again after fixing computer problems. Inspector Siman Lowe told reporters the technical issues stopped passport production for citizens living overseas. Officials restarted the printing machines on May 12th and began...

Rights activist Sheriff Kijera blasted President Barrow's government for hiding details about selling former dictator Jammeh's property. The former Victims Center chairman told reporters his group never helped decide which assets to sell. Government officials only talked to them about Jammeh's...

Police started a murder investigation after finding a dead 22-year-old woman at Bernabeh Village. Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department received the first report about the discovery. The victim lived near Sandu District in the Upper River Region. Basse Police Station sent detective...

Gambia celebrated World Metrology Day on Tuesday with other countries around the globe. Trade Minister Baboucarr Joof spoke about how measurements affect everyone's daily activities. He said accurate scales and meters help people trust stores and protect buyers from fraud. The event marked 150...

Ben Duckett hammered Zimbabwe bowlers around his home cricket ground on Thursday afternoon. The England opener smashed 140 runs from 134 balls before getting caught at cover. His partner Zak Crawley scored 93 runs and stayed at the crease for the next session. England reached 295 runs for just...

Zimbabwe senators fought over who caused the country's broken hospitals during Tuesday's heated meeting. Christopher Mutsvangwa from the ruling party blamed opposition mayors for poor health services. He said urban councils controlled for twenty years failed to build better medical centers...

Police caught Lucky Tshabangu driving a stolen Toyota toward the Zimbabwe border. The 34-year-old man faces charges for having the stolen vehicle and reckless driving. Officers arrested him at Mokopane after someone reported the car missing from Tshwane. The court sent him to jail and delayed...

The European Union ambassador told Zimbabwe businesses they need solid plans to attract investor money. Jobst von Kirchmann spoke during a three-day business meeting between the EU and Zimbabwe companies. More than 60 companies from 12 European countries attended the forum, which aimed to boost...

A truck driver and his friend leaped from their moving vehicle before it crashed into a train Wednesday night. The truck carried sand and hit the train near Kadoma around midnight. National Railways of Zimbabwe said the driver lost control at a road crossing. The crash knocked two train cars off...

A businessman close to Zimbabwe's president signed a deal to give homes to former fighters. Paul Tungwarara works as an investment adviser for President Emmerson Mnangagwa. His company will provide 50,000 housing plots across the country. Government officials estimate fewer than 30,000 war...

Trump accused South Africa's president of allowing white people to die during their White House meeting. The American leader showed videos and papers about farm attacks. South African President Ramaphosa came to fix relations between the two countries. Trump cancelled aid and kicked out...

A court found a former leader guilty of stealing money from a farm project. Matata Ponyo Mapon ran the government from 2012 to 2016. He took $245 million from a farming plan that failed. The court gave him 10 years of hard labor as punishment. His lawyer says the case targets him for political...

England faces Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Thursday for their first test match since 2003. Ben Stokes leads the home team against Craig Ervine's visitors. The game helps England prepare for their series against India next month. Many Zimbabwe players will experience their first international...

Allan Wilson High School headmaster Tafara Zhou faces sexual abuse charges from a former student. Zhou struck back with extortion accusations against the same student. The headmaster claims the student demanded $15,000 to drop the assault case. Tanaka Elvis Sikwavaile and accomplice Charles...

Sengezo Tshabangu spoke to lawmakers about staying in Parliament after 2028. He claims leadership of the Citizens Coalition for Change party. Twenty MPs and senators came to his meeting at Parliament yesterday. Tshabangu promised them seats through a national unity government deal. His group...

Far Out Games created a delivery adventure that starts strong but falls apart quickly. Players control Winston Green, an engineering student who works for a delivery company on St. Monique Island. The game promises wacky missions and funny moments during the first few hours. Early deliveries...