The Embassy of the United States in The Gambia on Wednesday held the signing ceremony of D3.6 million grants meant for local communities and refugees centres in the country. Of the total amount, D2.5 million is earmarked for ten communities across the country, and the remaining D1.1 million is me...

The refugee communities living in The Gambia have expressed their appreciation and satisfaction to the Government for creating the conducive environment and support in the areas of health, education amongst, other sectors. “We want to thank the Government under the leadership of President Jammeh ...

The Gambia Commission for Refugees on Monday conducted a day’s meeting with relevant government authorities informing them that the Government of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia has waived the Expatriate quota Tax for refugees. This special waiver of Expatriate Tax has come into effect so that...

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Gambia Food and Nutrition Association (GAFNA) and the refugee communities in the Gambia recently commemorated the World Refugee Day at a ceremony held at Sibanor village in Bintang Karanai Distr...

The Gambia Food and Nutrition Association (GAFNA) has recently organised a one day validation workshop for stakeholders on the Draft Child Protection Assessment Report of urban refugees, held in its conference room in Kanifing. GAFNA is a Non-Governmental Organisation that has been partnering wit...

Most new arrivals are children, sent by their parents to Senegal as a precautionary measure. Several thousand people, mainly children, have crossed into Senegal from the Gambia in the last 10 days to escape growing tension over the results of last month’s presidential election. While some people ...

A delegation of ECOWAS leaders is due in The Gambia today, in respect of the initial planned visit on Wednesday 11 January. The decision was taken at a one-day ECOWAS summit held recently in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The delegation includes Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Liberia’s P...

Par RFI Publié le 13-01-2017 Modifié le 13-01-2017 à 08:54 Le président du Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, la Libérienne Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, l'ex-chef de l'Etat ghanéen John Dramani Mahama, sont à Banjul ce vendredi 13 janvier pour convaincre une nouvelle fois le président Jammeh de quitter le pouvo...

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 647th meeting held on 13 January 2017, adopted the following decision on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia: Council: 1. Takes note of the briefing made by the Chairperson of the Commission, Dr. Nk...

The Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested by West African leaders after a summit in Mali, Senegalese news agency APS said. President Yahya Jammeh is currently refusing to step...