Gambia is a West African nation known for its slim Atlantic coastline and long river valley, pursuing growth, governance reform and regional cooperation.
Athletes across several disciplines have delivered a day of high drama at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, with stunning medals in boxing, judo and powerlifting. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all feature on the podium as the schedule enters its final phase.
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European football bodies keep pressure on Gianni Infantino after the aborted FFE plan. UEFA has lost confidence and a broad boycott threat remains in motion; multiple confederations express opposition or support as the 2027 election nears.
Gambia has faced prolonged power cuts since June, triggering street protests in Banjul and major towns. President Barrow has promised new generation capacity and solar power to restore the grid by end-October, while urging calm amid outages that have intensified during the hot season.
Several countries have pulled out of the International Criminal Court in the past year, including Venezuela and Chad, with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger previously departing. Washington’s pressure and leadership shifts fuel a broader realignment, as critics accuse the ICC of neocolonial bias while supporters warn against impunity for atrocities.
Africell has announced a loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to expand its Angola network with American and European technology. The move aligns with Washington’s effort to curb Huawei’s reach in Africa, and Africell operates in Angola, Congo, Sierra Leone and Gambia. Huawei faces a U.S. racketeering case in New York, while the Trump administration has pressed allies to limit Chinese tech in high-speed networks.
An audit of coastal and marine protected areas flags under-resourced enforcement, fragmented governance, and questionable progress toward SDG 14.5 targets. It calls for standardised monitoring, better funding, and clearer mandates across agencies.
In a five-over first official, India has defeated Japan by two runs after a controversial wide was overturned by umpires in the final over. Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel have led India with key contributions, while Japan's chase ends at 30-3.
The Ghana Football Association has terminated the contract with veteran Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz by mutual consent, ending a turbulent five-month spell after his reappointment in September. Ghana faced defeats in AFCON qualifying, including a 4-2 loss to Gambia, and the team sits at the bottom of Group C.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2026 Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay for her decades-long work enforcing international law, including leadership at the Rwanda tribunal, service on multiple international courts and chairing a UN inquiry that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Pillay received the news while attending a legal forum in Nuremberg.
The Gambia Reparations Commission has received $2,573,414.10 from the sale of Yahya Jammeh’s Maryland mansion. The funds are deposited into the Reparations Fund at the Central Bank and will be used exclusively to compensate victims of abuses under Jammeh’s rule, which ended in 2017.
Senegal has opened the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar with about 2,700 athletes aged 14 to 17 across 25 sports. The event marks Africa’s first hosting of the Youth Olympics. While officials tout sport as a development tool, many Senegalese face rising living costs and job scarcity, prompting questions about prioritising youth needs alongside the games.