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The Gambia Telecommunications Company (GAMTEL) has signed a US$50 million Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with SYSROAD to upgrade and modernise the country’s national broadband and digital infrastructure - an initiative expected to significantly improve internet connectivity across communities, including towns and villages in the West Coast Region. The agreement was signed on Wednesday at the Bakadaji Hotel in Bijilo in the presence of senior government officials,

Life is often unpredictable, but for one determined 26-year-old single mother, resilience and faith turned hardship into triumph. Salimatta Jabang has graduated with a BA (Hon) in Community Leadership from the University of Lancashire | Photo credit: University of Lanacshire Salimatta Jabang, daughter of Mahawa Keita of Gunjur and Lamin Jabang of Pirang, has graduated with a BA (Hons) in Community Leadership from the University of Lancashire , defying overwhelming personal

Sanna Manjang's Prosecution is Not a selective Justice as argued by others.. By Lamin E Fatty Unlike Sanna, the co-conspirators for the crimes he is charged for today, have made themselves available to a quasi judicial proceeding, some of them have voluntarily disclosed evidence/facts that may not have been known by the State or the Commission (due to limitless challenges present at the time). some have gone beyond the convenience of just narrating what they knew or can remem

Former Youth MP for Kombo South, Hon. Omar A. Manjang who also serves as a teacher and farmer is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, participating in the maiden edition of the Africa Digital Agriculture Conference. Hon. Omar A. Manjang at the Africa Digital Agriculture Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The landmark gathering, taking place at the African Union Commission headquarters , brings together young farmers, innovators, policymakers, and investors from across the co

Ahmed Manjang, Gunjur-born Lecturer in Medical Microbiology at the University of The Gambia (UTG) Medical School , is representing The Gambia at a three-day international conference themed “Water in All Its Forms in a Globalised World.” The event, held from November 25–27, 2025 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, is organised by the Institute of Advanced Studies of Ndar/Saint-Louis in partnership with Gaston Berger University, the National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal,

“A Nation Without Rule of Law Stands on Quicksand” as NUP’s Dr. Lamin J Darbo Launches 2026 Bid

Following a recent pledge of D5 million for each ward in the West Coast Region (WCR) should the region support the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the 2026 presidential election, President Adama Barrow has urged voters in the country’s largest region to replace the UDP-led council and its chairman. In return, he promised the construction of a new Brikama market with 1,200 stalls. At a UDP event in Jambanjelly over the weekend, WCR Chairman Yanks Darboe announced that each wa

Blue Ventures and Partners to Host Feedback Session on Fisheries Data Collection in The Gambia Kartong, The Gambia 21 November 2025 Blue Ventures (BV), in collaboration with its local partners CETAG and SANYEPD, will host a key feedback session at the Halahin Ecolodge in Kartong to present and discuss preliminary findings from nine months of fisheries data collection and mangrove ecosystem monitoring in The Gambia. Since the beginning of the year, BV and its partners have bee

Families of missing migrants from The Gambia have joined more than 800 families from 50 countries in the 4th International Conference for Missing Persons, marking the first time The Gambia has participated in the global event. The virtual gathering brought together relatives of individuals who disappeared while attempting irregular migration routes to mainland Europe. Organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Gambia Red Cross Society, Restoring Fam

Banjul, 12 November 2025 — The long-awaited legal battle involving the Auditor General, Modou Ceesay took a key turn today at the Supreme Court, where the Honourable Chief Justice presided over proceedings and set strict timelines for the next stage of the case. Modou Ceesay was forcefully removed from office as Auditor General The case, which came up at 10:30 a.m., drew notable legal figures from both sides. Lawyers Lamin J. Darbo and Jarra Jeng appeared for the Plaintiff

Impeccable sources have confirmed to Gunjur Online that top Gambian constitutional and human rights lawyer, Dr. Lamin J. Darbo , has been appointed as Secretary General, Party Leader, and Flagbearer of an unnamed registered political party ahead of the 2026 presidential election . Dr. Darbo, who hails from Gunjur, previously resigned from the United Democratic Party (UDP) following the party’s recent flag bearer contest for 2026 Presidential election. At the time, he announc

By Gunjur Online News Desk | Gunjur, 19 October 2025 The Gambia has successfully hosted its first Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCA) National Assembly, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen community-led environmental conservation. Participants at the First Gambia ICCA National Assembly at Metzy Hotel The two-day event, held on 15th and 16th October 2025 at Metzy Hotel, was hosted by the Gunjur Environmental Protection and Development G

Badara N. Bajo, Executive Director of GEPADG and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Global CSO National Focal Point, was among the...

As Gambia’s opposition landscape shifts under growing factional tensions, speculation is mounting that Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC)...

The Circular FieldLab The Gambia has won the prestigious Future Maker Award in the Future-Proof Economy category at the opening of the...

The battle for the flagbearership of the United Democratic Party (UDP) ahead of the 2026 presidential elections has intensified as Lamin...

Gunjur Online is proud to celebrate the remarkable academic achievement of Zainab Scattred Janneh, who has attained an outstanding set of...

The Deputy Head of Mission at the Gambia High Commission in London, Suntu Touray, has strongly condemned recent tribal comments made by...

Prominent Gunjur-born barrister Lamin J. Darbo has been ruled out of the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) flagbearer race due to an...

Brikama Area Council (BAC) Chairman, Yankuba “Yanks” Darboe, has officially withdrawn from consideration for the United Democratic...