culture and art

culture and art

NA Urges Strong Oversight for Gambian Pilgrims' Hajj

NA Urges Strong Oversight for Gambian Pilgrims’ Hajj

Africa-Press - Gambia. The National Assembly Select Committee on Regional Government, Lands, Ombudsman, and Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has called for stricter oversight and...
NGO Donates 40-Foot Container of Books to Gambian Schools

NGO Donates 40-Foot Container of Books to Gambian Schools

Africa-Press - Gambia. The non-profit organisation, Million Books for the Gambia, has made another significant donation of a 40-foot container loaded with books to...
Mouride Caliph Urges Followers to Leave Imam Kuyateh Issue

Mouride Caliph Urges Followers to Leave Imam Kuyateh Issue

Africa-Press - Gambia. The caliph general of the Mouride sect, Serigne Mountakha Mbacké, has urged his followers to leave the matter of Imam Abdou...
Hussain Dada Calls for Copyright Law to Protect Gambian Artists

Hussain Dada Calls for Copyright Law to Protect Gambian Artists

Africa-Press - Gambia. Gambian music sensation Hussain Ceesay, popularly known as Hussain Dada, has urged the government to enact copyright legislation to safeguard the...
Muhammad (Sa): the Great Exemplar

Muhammad (Sa): the Great Exemplar

Africa-Press - Gambia. After reciting Tashahhud, Ta`awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba) said that he would continue mentioning battles and...
Embassy Organizes Cultural Event Showcasing Gambia

Embassy Organizes Cultural Event Showcasing Gambia

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Embassy on Saturday, August 23 2025 held a cultural event at its premises in Washington D.C. in concert with Thingstodo...
The State of Gambian Literature and the Publishing Industry

The State of Gambian Literature and the Publishing Industry

Africa-Press - Gambia. I recently participated in the Unesco-British Council Meeting regarding the condition of the Books and Publishing Sector in Africa, organized by...
Gambia Tourism Board Excels at Yaram Arts Festival

Gambia Tourism Board Excels at Yaram Arts Festival

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) proudly participated in this year’s Yaram Arts Festival in London, a vibrant celebration of Senegambian culture...
Rhythmic Gambian Percussion Solidifies China-The Gambia Ties

Rhythmic Gambian Percussion Solidifies China-The Gambia Ties

Africa-Press - Gambia. For two weeks from August 10, 2025, the Gambian percussion group Flex Fuzion, led by Ndey Jabang, warmed its way into...
Leeds Mayor Honours Gambia’S King of Kora with City Shield

Leeds Mayor Honours Gambia’S King of Kora with City Shield

Africa-Press - Gambia. The Lord Mayor of Leeds in the UK has presented the city’s shield to Gambian musician Jaliba Kuyateh, widely celebrated as...