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The National Audit Office (NAO) is mandated by the Constitution of The Gambia to audit and report on the use of public resources.

This page is purposely to share information with stakeholders to increase public knowledge about the work of the NAO. The National Audit Office (NAO) is the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of The Gambia headed by an Auditor General (AG) who is responsible for auditing and reporting on how government institutions utilize public resources. Our audit reports determine whether public funds are being used in an economic, efficient, and effective manner following our laws and other regulations. Our office was granted an autonomous status through the NAO Act of 2015.

29/10/2026

NAO Promotes Cancer Awareness and Early Detection

As part of Cancer Awareness Month, the NAO, in partnership with Sharab Hospital, yesterday held a Breast and Prostate Cancer Awareness Engagement for staff. The session aimed to sensitise staff members, encourage early detection, and promote proactive steps toward health and well-being. Institutional partners and health experts also graced the event.

Delivering the opening remarks on behalf of the Auditor General, Director of Audit Hon. Alagie Drammeh reaffirmed the NAO’s commitment to staff welfare and a supportive working environment, emphasizing that awareness and timely medical advice are critical to saving lives.

Health experts presented on various types of cancer, stressing the importance of continuous sensitization and early detection. The session also featured a personal testimony from an NAO staff member who survived breast cancer -using her story to reinforce that early detection, support, and medical care save lives.

Through this initiative, the NAO remains dedicated to supporting staff well-being and good health.

21/10/2026

The IFAD Mission, accompanied by the ROOTS Project Director and his team, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Auditor General to discuss the audits of the projects.

During the meeting, the IFAD Finance Manager for the Gambia Portfolio emphasized the importance of the project audits and highlighted the need for enhanced efforts to improve the projects' Financial Management Ratings.

In response, the Auditor General stressed the necessity of financial statements submissions to ensure audits are completed and reports issued within the deadline. Additionally, he called for a stronger commitment to audit to drive meaningful operational improvements and .

21/10/2026

The Auditor General recently conducted courtesy visits with the new Ambassador of Türkiye to The Gambia and the new Programme Coordinator of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in The Gambia.

The primary objective of these engagements was to strengthen diplomatic and institutional relations. Key discussions focused on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Framework for a bilateral partnership between the National Audit Office (NAO) and the Turkish Court of Accounts, scheduled for formalization later this year.

Additionally, both meetings explored opportunities for the NAO's institutional capacity building and development in public sector auditing.

The respective officials reaffirmed their support for the NAO's mandate and committed to ongoing collaboration. These engagements offer a valuable opportunity to expand our bilateral cooperation and enhance our operational capacity.

15/10/2026

We held our annual interaction with media practioners to support greater understanding of , the mandate and work of the NAO. The engagement brought together media representatives from the print, online, radio, television, and community radios, alongside the Gambia Press Union.

In his opening statement, the Auditor General shared that between the NAO and the media is not merely desirable but essential. He reminded the participants that public sector auditing is a technical field with its own terminologies, standards, procedures, and reporting requirements. A sound understanding of these aspects is therefore important to ensure that audit findings are interpreted correctly and communicated to the public accurately, fairly, and in their proper context.

During the sessions, participants were guided through the governing the NAO, the types of public sector auditing (terminologies and reporting formats), audit processes, the roles and responsibilities of auditors and auditees, provisions regarding the publication of audit reports, and common reporting gaps observed in the media..

Participants also shared their feedback in terms of reporting on audit findings and provided recommendations for greater support and continuous collaboration. The Auditor General reiterated that “the NAO recognizes and appreciates the contributions of the media in bringing matters of public interest to the attention of citizens. We do not regard you merely as recipients of our audit reports, but as important stakeholders in the broader ecosystem.” He added.

15/10/2026

This week, we engaged with representatives from public institutions and the donor community to build awareness around as part of our ongoing efforts. The engagement aimed to foster constructive dialogue with auditees on public sector auditing to achieve a greater impact.

The session covered how performance audit differs from other public sector audit types (such as financial audit), its processes, report outline, key terminologies, and how it supports decision-making, , and improvements through the assessment of economy, efficiency and effectiveness of government programmes, systems, etc.

In his remarks, AG Sowe reminded participants that audit findings and recommendations are not criticisms, but opportunities to strengthen systems, address persistent challenges, and improve public service delivery. He noted that an open and constructive response to audit findings demonstrates institutional maturity and a genuine commitment to accountability and .

Participants welcomed the timely engagement, noting that some previously had limited familiarity with the performance auditing concept. The event concluded with a shared commitment to continuous and follow-up to ensure audit reports translate into tangible improvements in public service delivery.

15/10/2026

Earlier today, the ’s new Resident Representative to The Gambia, Mr. Jean-Marc Bedhat Atsebi, paid a courtesy visit to the Auditor General to reaffirm the long-standing partnership between the NAO and the IMF.

During the discussions, Mr. Atsebi highlighted the IMF’s ongoing support to The Gambia, particularly in strengthening public sector financial management, and commended the NAO for clearing the government's audit backlog. He also acknowledged NAO's work in supporting the National Assembly's oversight role and expressed his commitment to continued collaboration in areas of mutual interest.

02/10/2026

Officials of the NAO recently participated in the and Training Programme for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries at the Xiamen National Accounting Institute in Xiamen, China.

The programme convened officials from The Gambia, Morocco, South Africa, Moldova, Jordan, Solomon Islands, and Mongolia to exchange experiences and strengthen understanding of integrity, compliance, anti-corruption, transparency, accountability, and responsible development cooperation.

NAO's Director of Audit spoke on a panel regarding global initiatives and industrial cooperation under the BRI. He highlighted the essential role of institutions in ensuring , well-managed, and -for-money partnerships through clear objectives, financing, sound , appropriate , and robust mechanisms.

01/10/2026

Strengthening SAI-to-SAI collaboration for greater institutional capacity development.

30/09/2026

AG Sowe reflects on his year in office and shares his vision to advance the work of the NAO for greater public sector , and good through excellent public sector .

25/09/2026

SAI Gambia Strengthens Financial Audit Capacity Through Step-Down Training
Programme with Support from SAI Kenya

Under the MoU Framework between the NAO and the Office of the Auditor General of Kenya, we completed a two-week TOT step-down training on the Financial Audit Methodology (FAM)

The newly trained NAO Training of Trainers (TOT) facilitated the training sessions alongside the SAI Kenya Technical Assistance Team, gaining hands-on experience in delivering training sessions, facilitating discussions and applying the FAM.

Through practical participation, coaching and feedback, the trainers are building their confidence and skills needed to progressively take greater responsibility for FAM training within NAO.

This step-down approach is helping NAO to strengthen internal expertise, promote knowledge sharing and build sustainable capacity for the consistent implementation of the FAM across its audit units.

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Monday	08:00 - 04:30
Tuesday	08:00 - 04:30
Wednesday	08:00 - 04:30
Thursday	08:00 - 04:30
Friday	08:00 - 00:30

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