The fifth edition of the Janjangbureh Kankurang Festival, celebrating local culture, kicks off today in a new dimension as more work has been done on the venues that host the planned event, which will end on January 30

The ASB Clinic, commonly called the German Clinic, commemorated 20 years of humanitarian service in The Gambia, offering most of its services free of charge

The European Investment Bank has signed a cooperation agreement to promote sustainable investment in The Gambia as part of the EU's Global Gateway strategy

Controversy erupted after one of the contestants at the country's recent beauty contest showed up wearing the typical costume of the kankurang, an initiation rite considered a Unesco World Heritage Site, but linked to male circumcision ceremonies

President Adama Barrow said a special tribunal should be set up to try those named in the enquiry report that examined crimes committed under the previous government of Yayha Jammeh