It has been more than six weeks since President Adama Barrow’s government established a committee to look into the D50 per 1GB data price floor introduced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on 20th August 2025. A group of civil society advocates issued a statement calling for the government to act on the report which the Minister for Communications and Digital Economy noted was completed since 3rd October 2025. More in the statement.

Responding to public demands, one of the Open Mic Festival’s pioneers, Waagan, spoke about how the legacy event could be revived. This second part of a two-part story looks into why the Open Mic Festival was shelved and how it can be revived. More in this publication.

One of the pioneers of the Open Mic Festival, Waagan, opens up for the first time on shelving the biggest Gambian concert in the country prior to COVID-19. This two-part series provides an insight on how the legacy event could possibly be revived. More in this first part, highlighting how it was shelved.

Team Gom Sa Bopa organised it’s first Cypher Street Rap Battles on 4th January 2025, which featured a panel discussion on the state of the art and entertainment sector in The Gambia and featured various artist performances and an Open Mic session where artists will compete for D100,000 and various additional incentives to be crown Cypher Champion 2025. More in this press release.

A police statement announced that UTG student Kebba Secka was brutally stabbed to death by a police officer on 7th July 2025. In reaction to this, Team Gom Sa Bopa issued this statement calling for justice for his killing and to address fundamental flaws affecting the security sector immediately. More in their statement.