Press Releases

Coronavirus - Gambia: Case update 6 May 2020

Statement of Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Special Representative for West Africa and The Sahel, on The Gambia

Download logo The Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has over the past few weeks followed the positive evolution of the new democratic atmosphere in The Gambia....

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Foreign Minister of The Gambia

Download logo HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met here on Sunday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of The Gambia Mamadou Tangara, who...

Meetings of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu with Ambassadors of Montenegro, Gambia, Greece, Mongolia and Oman

On 14 January 2020, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with newly appointed Ambassador Perisa Kastratoviç of Montenegro, Ambassador Landing Kinteh of Gambia and Michel-Christos Diamessis of Greece and wished them success during their terms in...

Coronavirus - Gambia: Daily Case Update and Cumulative Output for 12th & 13th April 2020

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with The Gambia on a Program to be Supported under the Extended Credit Facility

February 11, 2020 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...

The Ceremony of Handing Over of Agricultural Equipment within the Framework of the Japanese Programme « Support to Underpriviledged Gambian Farmers » to the Gambia

On October 16, 2019, the ceremony of handing over of agricultural equipment within the framework of the Japanese Programme for « Support to underpriviledged farmers » took place in Banjul. The last few years, the cropping season was not important...

Gambia – End of political crisis

France welcomes the end of the political crisis in Gambia, which respects the Gambian people’s democratic choice to elect their new president, Adama Barrow. We congratulate ECOWAS, the African Union, the UN, and the national leaders who worked to...

Merck Foundation releases ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ Local Song in partnership with The Gambia First Lady

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with the First Lady of The Gambia, H.E. Madam FATOUMATTA BAH-BARROW, released an empowering song to break the stigma around infertility in Africa and...

Gambia: State of Emergency No License for Repression

President Yahya Jammeh’s declared state of emergency in Gambia provides no justification for a crackdown on peaceful dissent around the January 19, 2017, deadline for the new government to take office, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch...

Signature of the exchange of notes concerning Japanese Food Assistance to the Gambia

Download logo On October 5, 2019, His Excellency Mr. Momodou TANGARA, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad and His Excellency Mr. Tatsuo ARAI, Ambassador of Japan to The Gambia signed the Exchange of Notes...

Gambia election: Zeid warning on human rights violations

The increased military presence deployed across The Gambia since President Yayha Jammeh rejected the election result risks heightening the current climate of intimidation and harassment in the country, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid...

Gambia: UN chief 'dismayed' at military takeover of electoral commission

Expressing dismay at the takeover of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) premises by the military in Gambia, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the security forces to immediately vacate the Commission and to refrain from...

Rotary Malaria Partners Combat Malaria in The Gambia

Download logo On Friday, October 18, DCM Shelly Seaver and Economic Specialist Sam Sarre met with the Rotarian Malaria Partners. The group consists of Rotarians and leaders of non-governmental organizations who are committed to forwarding a broad...

Gambia violating human rights obligations by detaining journalists, warns UN rights office

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has sounded the alarm over the fact that two journalists in Gambia have been held for more than two weeks without access to lawyers or their family members. The National...

Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by H.E. Ms. Isatou Touray, Vice-President of The Gambia

On August 31, for about 10 minutes, from 10:10 a.m., Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a courtesy call from H.E. Ms. Isatou Touray, Vice-President of the Republic of The Gambia. The overview of the courtesy call is as follows. Vice-President...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Gambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs

Download logo HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met on Monday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of The Gambia, Mamadou Tangara, during...

The Gambia : Technical Assistance Report-Public Investment Management Assessment

Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. Publication Date: August 29, 2019 Electronic Access: Download PDF. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The government has highlighted infrastructure...

State Visit of the President of India to Benin, The Gambia and Guinea (July 28 -3 August 2019)

Download logo President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will pay a State Visit to Benin, The Gambia and Guinea from 28 July to 3 August, 2019. This visit is the first ever visit of HOS/HOG of India to all the three countries. The President will be...

Gambia: Three Journalists Arrested as Campaign Begins

Gambian authorities arbitrarily detained three journalists just days before the November 16 start of the two-week presidential election campaign, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should appropriately charge or release the journalists...