
Trailblazer Silenced: The Gambia’s Media Mourns Fatou Samba’s Untimely Death
The Gambia’s journalism community is in mourning following the death of Fatou Samba, a senior journalist at Gambia Talent Television
The Gambia’s journalism community is in mourning following the death of Fatou Samba, a senior journalist at Gambia Talent Television
According to Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2025 World Press Freedom Index, press freedom has slightly declined in the Gambia.
Twenty-one years ago, The Independent newspaper, a resolute advocate for justice and truth in The Gambia, was brutally attacked in an attempt to silence it.
Pape Alé Niang a journalist with firsthand experience of political imprisonment, is dismantling six decades of outright pro-government broadcasting
Nyima Sillah, a journalist with The Voice newspaper, has been recognized in the Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2024, securing second place
The dismantling of USAID by Trump has had severe financial repercussions for Senegal’s Wal Fadjri media group, resulting in the loss of millions of CFA
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow has strongly criticized the network’s decision to cancel The ReidOut and part ways with host Joy Reid, calling the move a “bad mistake” and “indefensible.”
Gambia.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Nyima Sillah, a journalist with The Voice Newspaper, has achieved a milestone in her burgeoning career, being named the second runner-up in the 2024 Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) Journalist of the Year Award in the print category.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – The CEO of 3M Universel Group, Maimouna Ndour Faye, has launched a scathing critique of the Senegalese government following the publication of a provisional list of legally recognized media outlets. The list, issued by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, excluded her media entities, including 7TV and Az Actu, sparking allegations of political targeting.
Senegal’s Minister of Communication, Alioune Sall, has released a provisional list of officially recognized media outlets, including 112 out of 535 registered entities.
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