culture and art

culture and art

SOMA GEARS UP FOR HISTORIC CULTURAL FIESTA

SOMA GEARS UP FOR HISTORIC CULTURAL FIESTA

Africa-Press - Gambia. Residents of Soma in the Lower River Region and its surroundings are gearing up for an unforgettable cultural jamboree scheduled to...
Gambia Hosts ECOWAS Awards Honoring 12 Journalists

Gambia Hosts ECOWAS Awards Honoring 12 Journalists

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Friday held its first-ever Prize of Excellence Awards for Journalists, celebrating the contributions...
Refrain from Polygamous Marriages if you Can'T Fulfill Quran Tenets

Refrain from Polygamous Marriages if you Can’T Fulfill Quran Tenets

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Spiritual Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadzrat Mirza Masroor Ahmed, has called on Muslim men to refrain from polygamous...
Twelve West African Journalists Honored by ECOWAS

Twelve West African Journalists Honored by ECOWAS

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has honored twelve distinguished journalists from across the region for their exceptional contributions...
Alieu Badara Revitalizes Traditional Sounds with Balafon

Alieu Badara Revitalizes Traditional Sounds with Balafon

Africa-Press - Gambia. Gambian music star Alieu Badara, widely celebrated as the voice of the Smiling Coast, is winning fresh praise with his latest...
Music that Unites Jizzle'S Mobay Ta Live Concert

Music that Unites Jizzle’S Mobay Ta Live Concert

Africa-Press - Gambia. A large-scale concert by one of Gambia’s most famous artists, Jizzle, took place at the GCCI Trade Fair Grounds. Supported by...
New Book Reclaims Fulani History and Identity

New Book Reclaims Fulani History and Identity

Africa-Press - Gambia. Tracing the historical journey of the Fulani people from ancient Babylon to Fuuta Jalon has been officially launched in The Gambia....
Pawa Elects New Council with Barry for West Africa

Pawa Elects New Council with Barry for West Africa

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) has concluded its 2025 General Assembly with the election of a new Council to steer the...
Prof Cherno Barry Elected vice President of PAWA – West Africa

Prof Cherno Barry Elected vice President of PAWA – West Africa

Africa-Press - Gambia. The African literary world has welcomed a new wave of leadership with the election of a new Council by the Pan-African...
Afrimoney Partners with Gambian Star Attack as Ambassador

Afrimoney Partners with Gambian Star Attack as Ambassador

Africa-Press - Gambia. AfriMoney, the mobile money service operated by telecommunications leader Africell, has officially named celebrated Gambian rapper Abdoulie Gaye—widely known by his...