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FACT-CHECK: No Evidence Supports Claim That Gambian Civil Servants Are the Highest Paid in West Africa

A review of salary data, government records and regional comparisons shows that while The Gambia significantly increased public sector pay in 2025, available evidence does not support claims that its civil servants earn more than their counterparts across West Africa.

June 29, 2026Kaddy JawoFactchecking, Media Monitoring

FACT-CHECK: No Evidence Supports Claim That Gambian Civil Servants Are the Highest Paid in West Africa

June 24, 2026

FACT-CHECK: IEC Confirms Viral Press Release on UMC Registration Is Fake

April 29, 2026

Fact Check: Did the TRRC Lead Counsel Fail to Finish His Job?

April 6, 2026

Fact Check: Who Earns More—Teachers or National Assembly Members?

March 27, 2026

FACT-CHECK: Has the Government Fully Implemented 60 TRRC Recommendations?

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Fact-Check: Is The Gambia’s Passport Ranked 64th Globally?

The latest Henley Passport Index ranks The Gambia 64th in the world, providing Gambian passport holders with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 69 destinations — a nine-place improvement from 2025.

February 25, 2026Kaddy JawoFactchecking, Media Monitoring

Fact check: Ousainou Darboe threatens to deport Senegalese if elected into office

November 30, 2021

Fake: Halifa Sallah has not told voters to accept money from corrupt politicians, and then vote for System Change

April 9, 2022

Dangerous speech alert: ‘Destroy, maim and dismantle’ ‘non-Gambian voters’

October 13, 2025

Fact-Check: Is a Kilogram of Rice in The Gambia 78 Dalasi?

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July 8, 2026

LATEST

FACT-CHECK: No Evidence Supports Claim That Gambian Civil Servants Are the Highest Paid in West Africa

FACT-CHECK: No Evidence Supports Claim That Gambian Civil Servants Are the Highest Paid in West Africa

FACT-CHECK: IEC Confirms Viral Press Release on UMC Registration Is Fake

Fact Check: Did the TRRC Lead Counsel Fail to Finish His Job?

Fact Check: Who Earns More—Teachers or National Assembly Members?

FACT-CHECK: Has the Government Fully Implemented 60 TRRC Recommendations?