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GFF Eyes Pro League: Stakeholders to Chart the Way Forward
The Voice Gambia
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June 12, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) is set to organise a one-day workshop on Thursday, 12th June, aimed at advancing the professionalisation of football in the country. The event, titled A Roadmap to a Sustainable League, will take...
President Adama Barrow’s speech at the commissioning of the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE)
The Standard Gambia
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June 24, 2025
- Advertisement - Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) and all Cabinet Ministers Present, Members of the Diplomatic and Development Community, Resident Representative of the World Bank, Permanent...
Trump considering adding another 36 countries to his no travel list including African and Caribbean nations: report
The Independent
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June 14, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Egypt Secures Strategic Membership at ARSO
Sada Elbalad
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June 27, 2025
Fri 27 Jun 2025 | 09:33 PM In a notable diplomatic achievement, Egypt has been elected to both the Board of Directors and the Standards Management Committee (SMC) of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO), reinforcing its position as...
KMC Among World’s Top 50 Cities for Urban Innovation
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
By: Kemo Kenyi The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has been named one of the 50 global finalists in the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge emerging from a pool of more than 630 cities across 33 countries. The announcement places KMC...
Over 60 States across regions pay tribute to women human rights defenders
International Service for Human Rights
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June 27, 2025
Crucially, the statement highlights not only the positive contributions of women human rights defenders, and the threats they face, but it also focuses on their needs and the indispensable resources required for them to deliver transformative...
FOOTBALL STAKEHOLDERS MEET OVER ROADMAP TO PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
The Standard Gambia
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June 12, 2025
- Advertisement - Amid doubts, uncertainty and even criticism about the Gambia Football Federation’s resolve to turn its leagues professional, Football House is leaving no stone unturned to get there. Though the GFF has been toying with the idea...
Street Begging a Symptom of Broken System, Say Politicians
The Voice Gambia
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June 13, 2025
By: Binta Jaiteh The Youth President of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Hajie Suwaneh, and former Press Secretary of the Gambia Action Party, Sheikhna Faal, have raised concern over the growing culture of street begging in The Gambia,...
ECOWAS: As Tinubu’s two-year leadership comes to an end
The Cable
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June 25, 2025
BY LINDA NWABUWA AKHIGBE Only last month, on May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, celebrated its 50th anniversary with huge fanfare, commemorating the event with official ceremonies in Ghana and Nigeria. Back in...
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art celebrates 40 years in Charleston. What sets it apart?
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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June 26, 2025
As you walk through David Antonio Cruz’s current exhibit "hauntme" at the Halsey art gallery, your eye is drawn to the collection of twinkling chandeliers casting shadows on the dark wallpaper he designed using photographs taken in Charleston last...
Service Above Self: Reaching across the globe
Medicine Hat News
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June 25, 2025
By Kitt Brand on June 25, 2025. Yep. It’s true, there are some pretty well-known folks who are or were active Rotarians. A few that come to mind: Neil Armstrong, whose foot was the first on the moon; Friedrich Bergius, German Nobel Prize winner;...
Embrace investment-driven partnerships
Business Ghana
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African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...
SWEDD+ Project Launched to Address Developmental Challenges through Women Empowerment
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 12, 2025
By Assan Bah The Gambia Government, through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, on Wednesday launched the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Plus (SWEDD+) Project — a $25 million World Bank-funded initiative aimed...
2025: The year of justice for all Africans
Mail & Guardian
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June 13, 2025
Attendees: The ambassadors of Angola, Dominican Republic, Egypt, The Gambia and the EU, as well as Cameroon’s high commissioner, the dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the dean of African heads of mission and South Africa’s acting chief director of the...
2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth
Atlantic Council
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June 23, 2025
By Ignacio Campomanes, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, and Joseph Lemoine Table of contents The dangerous authoritarian narrative A dangerous belief has taken root globally: that political freedom is not essential to prosperity and may...
National Rice Seed Promotion Plan Validated to Boost Local Production
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 12, 2025
By Madiba Singhateh The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday, June 11, launched a two-day validation workshop for The Gambia’s National Rice Seed and Variety Promotion Plan under the Reverse Linkage Regional Rice Value Chain Development Project....
US business leaders need to understand the opportunities in doing business with Africa – Senior State Dept Bureau Official
3News.com
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June 24, 2025
US business leaders need to understand the opportunities in doing business with Africa, Senior State Department Bureau Official, Troy Fitrell, has said. Responding to the call for deeper engagement, U.S. officials acknowledged Africa’s growing...
We Should Transform from Chemical Fertilizer to Organic Fertilizer – Foni Bintang NAM
The Fatu Network
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June 25, 2025
- Advertisement - By Mama A. Touray Three days after the President delivered his 2025 State of the Nation Address, National Assembly Members on Monday began debating the statement, with some highlighting critical issues they felt the President...
TUI Group Expands African Hotel Portfolio
Rus Tourism News
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June 26, 2025
TUI Group’s expansion of its hotel portfolio across Africa marks a bold commitment to growing its footprint in the continent’s dynamic hospitality industry. With a diverse lineup of 12 leisure hotel brands, TUI is offering travelers unique ways to...
North Bank Nutrition Officer Calls for Urgent Action as 17% of Children Under Five Are Stunted
The Fatu Network
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June 25, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Alieu Jallow The Nutrition Field Officer for the North Bank Region, Gibril Sanneh, has issued a strong call for urgent, multi-sectoral, and sustained action to address the rising malnutrition rates in the region. His...