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UNDP, Government of Gambia launch 2025 Global Human Development Report
The Voice Gambia
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June 30, 2025
By: Nyima Sillah The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), on Friday launched the 2025 Global Human Development Report (HDR) under the global...
Gambian seafarers call for end to harassment at sea
The Point
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They alleged that most of the harassment and discrimination are meted out to them by foreigners, faulting authorities for turning a blind eye to their issues. These disturbing tales include sometimes working under appalling conditions which...
The Gambia’s fragmented foreign policy under fire
The Standard Gambia
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June 30, 2025
- Advertisement - In a world bracing for the implications of the short but devastating “Twelve-Days War” between Israel and Iran, one would expect the Chair of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to rise above the fray and offer clear...
Environment Minister Outlines Tougher Sand Mining Rules, Clean Energy Push
The Voice Gambia
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June 26, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The Minister of Environment Rohey John-Manjang, has told the National Assembly that government is stepping up efforts to rehabilitate degraded sand mining sites and promote cleaner energy sources to reduce deforestation. Mrs...
GSCC, GWCC launch Banjul trade fair, hosts Gambia’s Good Market
The Point
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The initiative, delivered in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC) through the EU-YEP–funded Tourism and Creative Industries Project, aims to enhance market access and forge stronger partnerships for micro, small, and medium-sized...
Climatic Change And Food Security
Daily Independent
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June 26, 2025
1 In some African countries, the importance of fish to nutrition and to their economies is particularly high. So, what will people do if fish stocks change because the ecosystem itself begins to collapse? The growing impact of climatic change on...
Gambia strengthens fight against terrorist financing
The Point
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The training brought together over 60 participants from law enforcement, financial regulators, intelligence agencies, the judiciary, civil society, and the private sector at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Center (SDKJ). It aims to develop...
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...
Gambia’s International Reserves Surpass D37.8 Billion, Says President Barrow
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 23, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray President Adama Barrow has announced that The Gambia’s international reserves now stand at approximately $515 million—equivalent to D37.08 billion—as of January 2025. The figure, he said, is enough to cover more than 4.6 months...
How Europe’s appetite for farmed fish is gutting Gambia's coastal villages
Modern Ghana
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Gambian fishermen are watching their future disappear. Their catches are shrinking, their costs are climbing and their boats are increasingly idle. Much of the fish they once relied on is now hauled away by foreign trawlers – not to feed people,...
British-Gambian defense ties grow as navy receives UK interceptor boats
Business Insider Africa
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June 28, 2025
The British High Commission on Thursday handed over two PAC 22 Interceptor Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) to the Gambia Navy, marking a new step in the growing defense partnership between the United Kingdom and The Gambia. The ceremony,...
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...
New index reveals countries in the ‘red zone’ of climate vulnerability - including two in Europe
Euronews
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June 26, 2025
By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 17:59 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...
Omar Jatta represents Gambia in the Summerjam Festival for the second time.
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
By: Bakary Ceesay Omar Jatta, a German-born hip-hop and Afrobeat star with Gambian parents, is set to return to the 38th Summerjam festival for the second time on July 4th-6th, 2025, in Cologne, Germany. In a statement from the SummerJam festival,...
Famara Kanyi Becomes First Gambian Journalist Selected for Oxford Climate Journalism Network
The Fatu Network
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June 27, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alieu Jallow Famara Kanyi, the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) Regional Correspondent for the North Bank Region, has been selected for the prestigious Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN), becoming the first...
FirstBank wins Gold for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change Impact
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
FirstBank, the West African premier bank and financial inclusion services provider, is thrilled to announce that its Corporate University, FirstAcademy, has been awarded the Gold Award for Best Corporate University in Social & Climate Change at...
A Panoramic Portrait of the Contribution of Gambian Women to National Social, Political and Economic Development (1880–2014) By Ralphina Phillott-Almeida
The Standard Gambia
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June 27, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dr Cherno Omar Barry Introduction The history of The Gambia, like that of many nations, has often celebrated political figures, wars, and economic milestones, yet the silent, consistent contributions of women remain...
Ensuring safe maritime environment for our sailors!
The Point
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Despite, this multi-million-dollar enterprise, mainly controlled by wealthy individuals, the sector is one linked to widespread harassment and discrimination especially working in foreign vessels. Annually, June 25 is marked as International...
Two European countries in ‘red zone’ of climate finance vulnerability
Euronews
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By Euronews Green Published on 26/06/2025 - 15:41 GMT+2 A new index has identified the countries most vulnerable to climate shocks. More than two billion people live in ‘red zone’ nations, where the risk of a major hazard or disaster is high...
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...