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๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐˜ ๐Ž๐… ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐ˆ๐†๐ ๐€๐…๐…๐€๐ˆ๐‘๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐•๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ ๐Ž๐ ๐‘๐„๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐๐Ž๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐๐‚๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐“ ๐ˆ๐๐•๐Ž๐‹๐•๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Œ๐ˆ๐†๐‘...
04/09/2026

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž

๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐˜ ๐Ž๐… ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐ˆ๐†๐ ๐€๐…๐…๐€๐ˆ๐‘๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐•๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ ๐Ž๐ ๐‘๐„๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐๐Ž๐€๐“ ๐ˆ๐๐‚๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐๐“ ๐ˆ๐๐•๐Ž๐‹๐•๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Œ๐ˆ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐“๐’

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad expresses its deep sadness following reports of a boat incident involving migrants and extends its sincere condolences to the families and loved ones affected. The Ministry conveys its solidarity with all those awaiting information regarding the whereabouts and wellbeing of their relatives.

At this stage, the identities and nationalities of the persons reportedly on board have not been officially verified. While preliminary information suggests that the vessel may have departed from The Gambia, the Ministry is engaging with the Spanish authorities and other relevant stakeholders to establish the circumstances of the incident and verify the information currently available.

The Ministry is also liaising with the relevant Spanish authorities and, through its National Focal Point under the Rabat Process, maintaining contact with relevant counterparts and partners, including IOM and ICRC, as appropriate, to facilitate information-sharing and contribute to efforts to clarify the situation.

The Ministry is mindful of the distress and uncertainty being experienced by families whose relatives may be missing. The Ministry therefore urges the public and all concerned to exercise caution regarding information that has not been officially verified, as inaccurate reports may cause further distress to affected families. Further information will be communicated, as appropriate, once the relevant facts have been established and verified.

The Ministry remains concerned about the continued risks associated with dangerous and irregular migration journeys and underscores the importance of continued cooperation among relevant authorities and stakeholders to promote safe and regular migration and protect vulnerable migrants from exploitation.
The Ministry extends its deepest sympathies to all families and communities affected by this incident and appreciates the understanding, patience and cooperation of the public as efforts to establish the facts continue.

๐„๐๐ƒ.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐”๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ...
29/08/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐”๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Gambia is participating in the 26th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, being held today, 29 August 2026, in Luanda, Angola, ahead of the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union under the theme Strengthening Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, scheduled for tomorrow, 30 August 2026. The Honourable Sering Modou Njie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, is leading The Gambiaโ€™s participation at todayโ€™s Executive Council session, while H.E. Mohamed B.S. Jallow, Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, will lead the Gambian delegation at tomorrowโ€™s Assembly.

The Executive Council is considering key working documents for the Extraordinary Summit, including the Draft Decision on Strengthening Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa and the Luanda Action Plan.

In his intervention, the Honourable Minister welcomed the Draft Decision and Luanda Action Plan, emphasising the urgent need for sustainable, predictable and flexible financing for the AUโ€™s peace and security efforts. He underscored the importance of moving from reaction to prevention and from early warning to early action, including through the operationalisation of the AU Trigger Model for Early Warning and Early Response.

The Minister further highlighted the importance of strengthening the Peace and Security Council, enhancing AU Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms (REC/RM) cooperation, and advancing democratic governance, constitutional order, counter-terrorism, peacebuilding and the meaningful participation of women and youth.

He also reaffirmed The Gambiaโ€™s support for strengthening the AU Peace Fund and stressed that continental decisions must be translated into action through clear responsibilities, timelines, monitoring and accountability.

As Africa prepares for the Assembly tomorrow, The Gambia remains committed to African-led solutions, stronger conflict-prevention mechanisms and collective action towards sustainable peace and security on the continent.

The Minister is accompanied by Ms. Fatou Kinneh Jobe, Permanent Secretary II at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Musa Mbye, Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Vice President; Mr. Alfusainey Bah, Deputy Head of Mission at The Gambia Embassy in Ethiopia; and Mrs. Tunko Jallow, First Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

๐Ÿ“ธOffice of the Vice President - The Gambia

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ ๐„๐‚๐Ž๐–๐€๐’ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: Hon. Sering Modou Njie, M...
25/08/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ ๐„๐‚๐Ž๐–๐€๐’ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: Hon. Sering Modou Njie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, on August 21st, 2026, received Dr. Simeon Konan Koffi, Director of ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority, who was overseeing the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia, on a farewell visit to the Ministry.

During the visit, Minister Njie welcomed Dr. Koffi and his delegation, expressing gratitude for his leadership and service throughout his tenure. He highlighted the vital role ECOWAS played during The Gambiaโ€™s 2016 political impasse, noting its continued contribution to peace and security in the region.

Minister Njie further thanked Dr. Koffi for his dedication while overseeing the ECOWAS Mission. Hon Njie also seized the opportunity to express the Government's gratitude to the President of the ECOWAS Commission His Excellency Dr. Omar A. Touray and Ambassador Miatta Lily French (Outgone ECOWAS Representative) for their invaluable contributions to the development, peace and stability of The Gambia.

In his remarks, Dr. Koffi extended appreciation to the Government of The Gambia for the support provided to the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority and the ECOWAS Commission.. He assured the Minister that ECOWAS will remain a steadfast partner, particularly during upcoming electoral period to help preserve the peace and democratic order for which The Gambia is widely recognized.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad conveys best wishes to Dr. Koffi in his future endeavors and assures its commitment to strengthening collaboration with ECOWAS in advancing regional peace, security, and integration.

๐‡.๐„. ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐ข๐ค๐ก๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐Š๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ฏ, ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐จ๐ง. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ž๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”...
24/08/2026

๐‡.๐„. ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐ข๐ค๐ก๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐Š๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ฏ, ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐จ๐ง. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ž

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: On August 21st, 2026, His Excellency Mr. Mikhail Korneev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation, presented copies of his Letters of Credence to the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Hon. Sering Modou Njie.

Minister Njie warmly welcomed Ambassador Korneev and congratulated him on his new appointment. He conveyed The Gambiaโ€™s appreciation for the longstanding relations with the Russian Federation and expressed gratitude for the establishment of a resident Embassy in Banjul, which marks a significant milestone in bilateral cooperation.

Discussions during the meeting focused on possible areas of collaboration, including education, agriculture, Peace and Security. The Minister assured Ambassador Korneev of the Ministryโ€™s full support in the discharge of his duties and conveyed the greetings of His Excellency President Adama Barrow to the Russian Embassy and to the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Vladimir Putin.

The engagement underscored the shared commitment of The Gambia and the Russian Federation to deepen cooperation across key sectors and to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two nations.

๐‡๐จ๐ง. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ž ๐›๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Honorabl...
24/08/2026

๐‡๐จ๐ง. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ž ๐›๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, H.E Sering Modou Njie, on August 21st 2026 received His Excellency Mr. Oba Fahrir Turker, the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Tรผrkiye to The Gambia, who paid a farewell visit at the Ministryโ€™s headquarters in Banjul.

Hon. Minister Njie warmly welcomed Ambassador Turker and conveyed the Governmentโ€™s profound gratitude to the Republic of Tรผrkiye for its steadfast support to The Gambia. He noted that Tรผrkiye has been a genuine and reliable partner, contributing significantly to the strengthening of bilateral relations. The Minister commended Ambassador Turker for his dedication and commitment throughout his tenure, and expressed appreciation for his role in advancing cooperation between the two nations.

Minister Njie further extended fraternal greetings to the President of the Republic of Tรผrkiye on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, and the Government and people of The Gambia. The Hon. Minister highlighted the great contributions Tรผrkiye made to The Gambiaโ€™s development over the years in key areas of collaboration such as trade, defence and security, education , health sector, and other areas of mutual interest. He assured that the partnership between the two countries will continue to flourish, and further wished Ambassador Turker success in his future endeavors.

Hon. Minister Njie concluded by paying special gratitude to Ambassador Turker for the great contribution he made to strengthen and deepen the Gambia-Tรผrkiye relations during his tour of duty in the Gambia.

Ambassador Turker, in response, expressed sincere gratitude to the Minister, the Ministry, and the Government of The Gambia for the support extended to him during his tenure. He described The Gambia as a peaceful country and commended the Ministry for its cooperation. Ambassador Turker assured that the Republic of Tรผrkiye remains committed to deepening and expanding the longstanding friendship and cooperation with The Gambia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad wishes Ambassador Turker all the best in his future endeavors and remains committed to continuing the strong bilateral relations between The Gambia and the Republic of Tรผrkiye.

๐Œ๐จ๐…๐€ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐€๐ˆ๐ƒ-๐–๐€ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Ministry of Foreign Aff...
21/08/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐…๐€ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐€๐ˆ๐ƒ-๐–๐€ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad and the Pan-African Institute for Development, West Africa (PAID-WA) on August 20th 2026 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for cooperation in education, capacity building, professional training, research, and development-oriented initiatives in The Gambia.

The MoU was signed on behalf of the Ministry by Ambassador Lang Yabou, Permanent Secretary, and on behalf of PAID-WA by Dr. Gladys Njoukiang Asaah, Regional Director.

PAID-WA is a Pan-African training and research institution specializing in human capacity development, professional skills training, applied research, and development-oriented education aimed at promoting sustainable development, good governance, and socio-economic transformation in Africa.

The MoU outlines collaboration in human capacity development, training and skills development, research and policy support, student and staff exchange, publicity and outreach, and the organization of conferences and workshops.

In his remarks, Ambassador Yabou thanked Dr. Asaah on behalf of the Ministry and welcomed the initiative, stressing that โ€œAfrica is for Africans to develop.โ€ He emphasized that the agreement reflects a shared vision of partnership, where institutions work hand in hand to strengthen education, expand professional opportunities, and advance socio-economic transformation. He assured PAID-WA of the Ministryโ€™s commitment to ensuring the collaboration becomes a practical platform for innovation and sustainable development.

Dr. Asaah expressed her gratitude and noted that she hopes the collaboration will serve as a springboard to deepen institutional ties, expand opportunities for training and research, and contribute meaningfully to the transformation agenda in The Gambia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad anticipates the fruitful outcomes that this partnership will achieve for both Gambians and the Pan African Institute for Development, West Africa.

20/08/2026

๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐๐๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“:

๐†๐ˆ๐ƒ, ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซs ๐’๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐„๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ

The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) through the Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Gambians Abroad, wishes to inform Gambians in the diaspora that a mobile biometric passport enrollment team will be deployed to Spain and Italy from the 4 to 11 October 2026 to facilitate the fifth biometric passports enrollment process.

Gambians residing in both countries, as well as those across Europe, are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain their passports.

The mobile team will deliver enrollment services at designated locations in both Spain and Italy, as detailed in the attached schedule. Payment can be made through this link: https://shopgov.zetesft.com/stepfactory.aspx?AGNT=1799

The GID urges all Gambians in the diaspora to leverage on this initiative to secure a valid travel document.

The Department remains committed to enhancing service delivery for Gambians abroad by improving access to essential documentation, facilitating lawful travel, and safeguarding their rights and interests.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Hon. Minister...
10/08/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, H.E Mr. Sering Modou Njie, on Friday, 7 August 2026, received Ms. Maria Dolores Artola Casariego, the newly appointed Chargรฉ dโ€™Affaires of the Diplomatic Antenna of the Kingdom of Spain in The Gambia.

The discussions focused on a range of issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in the areas of security, energy, agriculture, health, education, and migration, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to deepening collaboration in these sectors.

Hon. Minister Njie warmly welcomed Ms. Artola Casariego to The Gambia and conveyed his congratulations on her appointment. He underscored the longstanding and cordial relations between The Gambia and Spain, noting Spainโ€™s important contribution to The Gambiaโ€™s socio-economic development and its continued support for the countryโ€™s development priorities.

Hon. Minister further expressed appreciation to the Government of Spain for its continued support to The Gambia, particularly in relation to the recognition and documentation of Gambian nationals residing in Spainand welcomed Spainโ€™s cooperation in addressing matters affecting the Gambian community.

For her part, Ms. Artola Casariego conveyed the warm greetings of the Ambassador of Spain to The Gambia and expressed her readiness to engage closely with the Government of The Gambia during her tenure. She reaffirmed Spainโ€™s commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations and advancing ongoing programmes and exploring new areas of cooperation between the two countries.

Ms. Artola Casariego assured her willingness to work closely with the Government of The Gambia and relevant institutions to further consolidate the great achievements registered in the bilateral relations between the two countries.

In conclusion, H.E Sering Modou Njie reassured Ms. Maria Dolores Artola Casariego of the full support of the Government of The Gambia, particularly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and further reaffirmed the commitment of The Gambia to continue growing its relationships with the Kingdom of Spain.

๐€๐” ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Hon. M...
10/08/2026

๐€๐” ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad Hon. Sering Modou Njie, on August 7th 2026 received Mr. Bakary D. Sonko, AU Youth Ambassador for Peace for the West Africa Region, on a courtesy visit.

The Hon. Minister Sering Modou Njie warmly welcomed Mr. Sonko and congratulated him on the remarkable work he has been doing, noting that he represents not only the people of The Gambia but the entire African continent.

Mr. Sonko expressed appreciation to the Ministry, the Government, and the Gambian people at large. He briefed the Minister on his mandate and ongoing efforts, highlighting his priority areas which include advocating for young people across Africa on matters of peace and security, supporting member states to develop National Action Plans on Youth, Peace and Security, strengthening national youth councils through capacity building, and working with the AU to combat hate speech and election violence.

He also pledged his willingness to contribute to The Gambiaโ€™s foreign policy efforts, while carrying out his regional duties of advocacy, national program support, and representation at international forums.

Following his briefing, Hon. Sering Modou Njie reaffirmed the Ministryโ€™s continued support for Mr. Sonkoโ€™s mandate. He commended his contributions and encouraged him to work closely with the Directorate of African Affairs at the Ministry.

The Director of African Affairs, Ambassador Lamin Fatti, also congratulated Mr. Sonko, urging him to continue his good work and assuring him of the Directorateโ€™s full support in advancing this important cause.

๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐” ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Mini...
10/08/2026

๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐” ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐๐€๐๐‰๐”๐‹, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, H.E Sering Modou Njie, held discussions with the Ambassador of the European Union to The Gambia, Her Excellency Immaculada Roca i Cortรฉs, during a meeting at the Ministry on 7 August 2026.

The meeting served as an opportunity for the two sides to reaffirm the longstanding partnership between The Gambia and the European Union and to explore ways of further expanding cooperation in areas of shared interest.

Among the issues discussed were economic development, trade and investment, agriculture, education, tourism, migration, governance, youth empowerment and the strengthening of democratic and electoral institutions. Emphasis was placed on creating greater opportunities for private-sector investment and ensuring that economic cooperation translates into meaningful opportunities for young Gambians.

Hon. Minister Njie welcomed the EUโ€™s continued partnership with The Gambia and acknowledged its longstanding contribution to the countryโ€™s development priorities. He stressed the importance of maintaining a strong and forward-looking relationship with the EU, particularly at a time when The Gambia is seeking to accelerate economic transformation and broaden opportunities for its population.

Ambassador Roca i Cortรฉs highlighted areas ofenhanced European engagement and investment in The Gambia. She noted the encouraging developments in the countryโ€™s macroeconomic outlook and the importance of continued cooperation.

The Ambassador further congratulated The Gambia on becoming the first country to ratify the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. She cited the development as a significant step in strengthening the protection of the rights and welfare of women and girls.

The EU Envoy also reiterated EUโ€™s readiness to continue supporting The Gambiaโ€™s priorities in areas including food security, youth development, migration management and democratic governance.

Discussions also touched on preparations for a potential EU Election Observation Mission in the context of the forthcoming Presidential Election in December 2026.

The engagement reaffirmed the shared commitment of The Gambia and the European Union to sustaining a mutually beneficial partnership, with greater emphasis on economic opportunity, democratic governance and sustainable development.

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