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Gambia to Host ECOWAS Energy Forum in September
The Voice Gambia
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August 11, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The Gambia will take centre stage in West Africa’s clean energy agenda next month when it hosts the 10th ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF) on September 18–19, 2025, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference...
Banjul to Host Regional Leaders, Investors, and Energy Experts for Major Renewable Energy Forum
The Fatu Network
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August 8, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Alieu Jallow The Gambia is set to host the 10th edition of the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF 2025) from September 18–19, 2025, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center in Banjul. - Advertisement...
Gambia Armed Forces Condemns Vulture Killings, Confirms Arrest of Lance Corporal
The Fatu Network
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August 8, 2025
- Advertisement - By: The Fatu Network News Desk The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has condemned the killing of vultures in Bwiam and confirmed that one of its personnel, Lance Corporal Jallow Alieu, is in custody over the incident. He is being held...
Gambia marks world breastfeeding week with call for sustainable support systems
The Point
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The celebration was launched with a press briefing held on Thursday, 7th August, at the NaNA conference hall, bringing together media partners and stakeholders committed to promoting breastfeeding as a vital public health and environmental issue....
Gambia launches IMUNG with call to empower future diplomats
The Point
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Held at the Baobab Holiday Resort, the launch drew a large and diverse audience from students and lecturers to national and international agency leaders. Themed “Multilateral Cooperation Through the United Nations System: A Strategic Pathway to...
The duty of the Gambian youth to salvage the Republic
The Standard Gambia
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August 14, 2025
- Advertisement - Dear Editor, On International Youth Day 2025, we salute the courage, creativity, and resilience of young people across The Gambia. Yet, celebration alone is not enough. Your generation stands at a decisive moment in our nation’s...
How Xi's green vision sparks hope for a sustainable world
Beijing Review
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A herder checks the operation of a center-pivot irrigation system in an alfalfa field at the Livestock Demonstration Center in Idini village, Mauritania, on July 18 (XINHUA) On the edge of the Sahara Desert, Amadou Diarra grew up watching the wind...
UNICEF, WFP sign MOU on services to vulnerable groups, others in Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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August 14, 2025
By: Rohey Samba To fight against malnutrition and support children under five, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and girls, UNICEF Gambia and WFP jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deliver services to vulnerable groups and...
Climate breakdown is an injustice multiplier
The Ecologist
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August 6, 2025
Climate breakdown “has more dramatically altered heat waves than it has droughts or extreme rainfall”, in part because heat waves are directly connected to the temperature of the atmosphere, while droughts and rainfall “are also subject to slower...
Gambia takes over chairmanship of African Caucus of IMF & WB
The Point
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This year’s Caucus was held under the theme “Resilient Infrastructure, Human Capital, and Green Asset: Essential Levers for strong, Inclusive, and Sustainable Growth in Africa”, with a focus on “Innovative Financing Solutions to Closing Africa’s...
Sanyang Youth Replant Life into Dying Mangroves
Foroyaa Newspaper
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August 28, 2025
By Madiba Singhateh On the shores of Kombo South, the tide rolls in quietly, brushing against patches of bare, dying mudflats where once a lush mangrove forest stood tall. For the people of Sanyang, these wetlands were more than just trees. They...
Gambian avian expert awarded highest alumni honor at Cornell's Vet College
The Point
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The award recognises exceptional service to the veterinary profession, communities, or the college itself. Jagne’s decades-long career has advanced veterinary public health on both local and global stages - from New York to sub-Saharan Africa -...
Xiconomics: How Xi's green vision sparks hope for a sustainable world
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- On the edge of the Sahara Desert, Amadou Diarra grew up watching the wind carry sand across the thin, tired grass. Villagers in his hometown in Mauritania moved with their herds, chasing pasture that grew scarcer each...
CPA BANJUL CONFERENCE CALLS FOR HOMEGROWN SOLUTIONS TO AFRICA’S CHALLENGES
The Standard Gambia
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August 14, 2025
- Advertisement - By Arret Jatta President Adama Barrow has called for African nations to look inward and take charge of their own development. “It is high time we look inwards in Africa, as this is the only way to move this continent forward,” he...
Gambia Hosts National Workshop to Strengthen Capacity for Achieving SDG 6 on Water and Sanitation
The Voice Gambia
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August 6, 2025
By: Yunus S. Saliu The Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources, and National Assembly Matters, in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), UNESCO, and key development partners, on Tuesday, 5th...
Gambia’s Finance Minister Takes Over as Chair of African IMF/World Bank Caucus
Foroyaa Newspaper
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August 6, 2025
The Gambia’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Hon. Seedy K.M. Keita, has assumed the Chairmanship of the African Caucus of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, following his participation in the 2025 meeting held in Bangui,...
Sahel forum in Gambia pushes to end prolonged instability with regional solutions
Global Voices
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August 13, 2025
Presidents, former heads of state, panelists, ECOWAS and UN leaders, and global partners at the inaugural Sahel Governance Forum in Banjul, The Gambia, from July 30-31, 2025. Image by UNDP Comms. Used with permission. At the heart of the Sahel’s...
How climate change endangers mothers and children
Grist Magazine
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August 13, 2025
This story is a collaboration between Vox and Grist and builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis, a project by Vox, Grist, and The 19th that examines how climate change impacts reproductive health — from menstruation to...
Car Drifting: A Dangerous Menace Threatening Lives, Law, and Social Order in The Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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August 13, 2025
It is deeply troubling and entirely unacceptable that car drifting, a reckless and illegal act, continues to rise within Gambian communities despite public outcry, multiple arrests, and police pronouncements. The growing trend not only endangers...
PASTEF The Gambia Urges Youth to Take Lead in System Change
The Voice Gambia
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August 13, 2025
Marking International Youth Day 2025, the Patriotic Alliance for System Transformation, emancipates through Functionalism (PASTEF) The Gambia has issued a rallying call for young people to take the lead in transforming the nation’s political and...