BAKAU, Gambia -- Sharp sounds of clanking machetes cut the air as a warning that the Kankurang is coming. Fearful children nearby run inside their homes as the scary figure approaches, grunting.

BANJUL – Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has secured his re-election with a comfortable margin over his opposition in a vote that set the bar for a new chapter in the small West African nation’s ...

Gambia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, offering hope to other African countries trying to eradicate the painful eye disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ...

For the neutral, debutants are easy to latch on to. This is even more so the case when, as with Gambia, success has been achieved after a long, deliberate quest. The Scorpions have had a number of ...

Gambian Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh warned on Wednesday that polio is circulating in the tiny West African nation, pledging "massive" vaccination campaigns to stamp out the virus. In a ...

This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative that is urging governments to address digital rights challenges at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The coronavirus pandemic ushered in new ...

I oversee sustainability coverage and curate the Daily Dozen. Nov 11, 2021, 12:44pm EST Updated Apr 21, 2022, 08:19am EDT A Gambian woman, carrying her baby on her back, sells fruits during their ...

Human Rights Watch has joined 16 other groups in support of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances’ call for a hybrid court to prosecute crimes during the presidency of Yahya ...

The Gambia is aggressively pursuing both on- and offshore hydrocarbon exploration, with the active presence of notable regional and international oil companies driving progress, with its newly adopted ...

The World Bank has released its first Economic Update on The Gambia, an annual publication that highlights recent economic trends, medium-term macroeconomic outlook and discusses development issues ...

BANJUL, The Gambia, April 16, 2021—Today, the World Bank Board approved $8 million additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to provide The Gambia with safe and ...