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GTSC receives Akwaaba Best Transport Award
The Point
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Presented by Akwaaba Travels with support of the ECOWAS Commission and the African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the award also symbolises the country’ potential and contribution to regional mobility and infrastructure development. Besides, the award...
The incompetence at MoTWI, GPA and GFS
The Standard Gambia
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, This press release from the Gambia Ferry Services reflects the sheer negligence and incompetence in the Government that must be addressed. It is unreasonable to have only one ferry plying between Banjul and Barra....
Bubacarr Bah Sworn In as UTG-SAPEH Sports Minister, Vows to Champion Youth Sports
The Voice Gambia
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July 7, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi Hon. Bubacarr Bah, a final-year student of Public and Environmental Health at the University of The Gambia (UTG), has officially taken the oath of office as the newly elected Sports Minister for the Student Association of Public and...
Foundation for 5 new model state-of-the-art police stations laid
The Point
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The state-of -the-art project, part of joint EU-German Support to The Gambia Police Project, is being financed by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA) and co-financed by the European Union (EU); highlighting the collaborative efforts to enhance...
Connect, protect and coexist: key terms at the Africa-Spain Summit 2025
Atalayar
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July 8, 2025
Madrid hosted the Africa-Spain Summit 2025 between 6 and 8 July. The summit was organised by One Africa Forums to further strengthen collaboration at all levels between Africa and Spain. One Africa Forums is an organisation that creates economic...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo services to drive Ghana’s trade...
Modern Ghana
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Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Africa set to advance cancer care as UHAS launches postgraduate certificate programme
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), in collaboration with its partners, has launched the Oncology Nurse Leadership Programme (ONLEP) – a postgraduate initiative aimed at enhancing cancer care across the African continent. The...
AU renews push for Free Movement Protocol amid ratification delays
Ghana News Agency
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July 8, 2025
Story by James Amoh Junior, GNA Accra, July 8, GNA – The African Union Commission (AUC) has stepped up efforts to galvanize member states to ratify and implement the AU Free Movement of Persons Protocol. The call was made during a four-day...
Barrow lays foundation for landmark ‘Deep Sea Port’ in Sanyang
The Point
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The landmark ceremony marks a significant milestone in the country's journey toward robust economic development. This ambitious project also symbolises a strong commitment by the Barrow government to investing in crucial infrastructure, which is...
President Barrow Lays Foundation Stone for Sanyang Deep‑Sea Port Project
The Fatu Network
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July 6, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom President Adama Barrow laid the foundation stone for the Sanyang Deep‑Sea Port on Saturday, 5 July 2025, marking the launch of one of The Gambia’s largest infrastructure ventures. The...
Nigeria blue economy policy: The $1.5t plus GDP opportunity, by Soji Adeleye
Eagle Online
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July 5, 2025
Advocacy for the green economy was seen as discriminatory and condescending – the rich countries telling the poor South how to manage their affairs for the benefit of human kind. It was considered a call for sacrifice by the poor countries to...
UHAS, partners launch Continental Nurse Leadership in Oncology programme
Ghana News Agency
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July 7, 2025
By Maxwell Awumah Ho, July 7, GNA – The University of Health and Allied Sciences of Ghana (UHAS) and its partners have evolved a new post graduate certificate programme to advance nurse leadership in Oncology (Cancer care delivery). The partners,...
Rubbish years: how to boost lab group morale when world events crash in
Nature
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Catherina Becker (centre) says it’s key for leaders to give their teams breathing space when ‘something momentous’ happens in the world.Credit: Anja BretschneiderIn June 2016, neurobiologist Catherina Becker witnessed at first hand how a...
I Go Dye Wears Named Global Peace and Development Ambassador
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
Celebrated Nigerian comedian and humanitarian, Ambassador Francis Agoda, better known as I Go Dye, has added a new feather to his illustrious cap with his recent appointment as a Global Peace and Development Ambassador. The prestigious recognition...
Diddy's Case Re-Exposes the Sexual Devolution of The West Fo...
Modern Ghana
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The Western world comes with a lot of mysteries, mixed blessings, and very complex tests. When I claim something about the western world or any group, please note that I am referring to the average. The west and any major group like race, gender,...
Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, a single base substitution changes from GAG to GTG, leading to the replacement of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo Services To Drive Ghana’s Trade Globally
News Ghana
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July 7, 2025
Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Parliament Adopts Report to Address Transhumance Activities
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 4, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly of The Gambia on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, unanimously adopted a comprehensive report from the Environment Committee aimed at tackling the persistent and growing challenge of transhumance — the seasonal...
Analysts commend Tanzania for rise in global peace index ranking
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has been praised by analysts for emerging as the most peaceful country in the East African Community (EAC), according to the newly released Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025 report. However, they also believe the country...
Tea exports dropped by almost 5 million kilos in April
The Standard
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Tea farmers collect fertilizers distributed by Kenya Tea Development Authority(KTDA) at Nyambaria Tea Buying Center in Nyamira County. (Sammy Omingo, Standard) Tea exports declined by almost five million kilos in April from 37.9 million recorded...