The Gambia’s finance minister, Hon. Seedy Keita, informed Parliament that the government under-collected by over D3.3 billion in non-tax revenue in 2025, representing over 42% of the overall non-tax revenue target. Our data-driven feature publication analyses the total revenue collected during President Adama Barrow’s nine years in office.

More in this budget update.

The Gambia’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of four civil society advocates, holding that the Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Hon. Seedy S. Keita, violated the 1997 Constitution by tabling the 2025 National Budget late.

More in this landmark case which Askanwi has been following from the start.

The Gambia’s Finance Minister, Hon. Mambury Njie, informed members of the National Assembly’s Special Committee that the government received one billion dalasis in its accounts on 20th April 2020. The Minister explained that the “very soft loan from the IMF has now landed in our account. It’s a facility that they [IMF] normally provide. It’s about one billion dalasis.” More in this feature report.

The Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Hon. Lamin Jabbie, has informed lawmakers that 80% of Gamcel shares will be sold to Ycell under a proposed public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with the Government.

More in this feature publication, which details YCell’s lack of expertise compared to its partners and their lofty ambitions to invest D6.7 billion in Gamcel.

Finance Minister Seedy Keita informed Parliamentarians that a record budget deficit of D7 billion was observed from the first nine months of 2025. Our budget researchers have ascertained that this has broken all records set for budget deficits since President Barrow took over from former President Jammeh in 2017. More in our feature publication interrogating the actual and approved budget deficit from 2017 to date.

A disagreement has erupted between the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA), Foroyaa Newspaper, and renowned civil society advocate Mr. Madi Jobarteh, resulting in claims and counterclaims that 80% of The Gambia’s debt is from the previous administration of President Yahya Jammeh. Find out exactly what the Finance Minister stated on the Debt Service.

During a parliamentary engagement, Finance Minister Hon. Seedy S. Keita told the National Assembly Member that “Agriculture attracts an increase of 84% in 2026 from 2025, the largest allocation in the last ten years.” Our reporter looked at the data to ascertain if the Finance Minister’s claims are accurate.

More in the feature report.

The Finance Minister is set to table Cabinet’s 2026 Draft Budget in Parliament on Friday, 31st October 2025, requesting for National Assembly Members to approve D59.3 billion in expenditures for 2026. This publication contrasts the government spending on recurrent and development expenditures and highlights the whopping D13.4 billion National Debt Service. More in the report.

After lawmakers in the Sixth Legislature voted down the 2024 Draft Constitution during its Second Reading, The Gambia’s constitutional reform process has suffered its second major setback under President Adama Barrow’s administration. This FactSheet breaks down how each Member of Parliament voted and explains the significance of the Second Reading in the legislative process.

After months of delays and repeated absences, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Hon. Seedy Keita, is once again scheduled to appear before the National Assembly to deliver a long-overdue oral statement on the full implementation and monitoring of the 2024 and the first quarter of the 2025 national budget. More in the report.