The National Audit Office’s 2023 report exposes severe financial irregularities in Gambia’s government, including improper allocations, undocumented salary hikes, non-compliant contracts, uncollected fishing fines, and stagnant mining revenues, prompting urgent calls for enhanced oversight and regulatory compliance.
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice denounces the 2021-2023 Gambia audit reports exposing D110 billion in financial discrepancies, corrupt procurement, uncollected fines, and systemic mismanagement, urging President Barrow to prosecute offenders, recover funds, and reform governance to restore transparency and public trust.
On September 30, 2025, Gambia’s Prison Service and Senegal’s Inspector General met with Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang to advance prison system collaboration, focusing on modernization, training, and regional security under an existing MoU, reinforcing Gambia’s commitment to humane corrections.
The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, under Magistrate Thomas Fuad Touray, is hearing the case of 23 individuals charged with Unlawful Assembly and Control of Procession, with Chief Inspector Alasana E. Bah cross-examined and proceedings set to resume on October 9, 2025.
In a major development, The Gambia Police Force arrests four officers over the death of Omar Badjie during a September 28, 2025 pursuit, vowing transparency via an independent Coroner’s Inquest amid public demands for justice and accountability, postmortem complete, body released for burial on October 1.
