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Refugees Call for Improved Conditions in Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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June 23, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi Scores of refugees living in the Gambia have called for improved conditions especially with the issuance of conventional documentation. The refugees made the clarion call while marking World Refugee Day celebrations organised by...
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...
PETRONAS and the Gambia Oil Scandal: When Silence Becomes Complicity!
The Fatu Network
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June 22, 2025
- Advertisement - Editorial Commentary One of the most troubling dimensions of The Gambia’s offshore oil and gas saga lies in the role or more accurately, the strategic silence of PETRONAS, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas conglomerate. -...
Gambia Presents CRC Report as UN Committee Concludes Review
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 13, 2025
By Nelson Manneh The Gambia’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, through its Directorate of Children Affairs, on Thursday presented the country’s latest report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to the United Nations...
Gambia launches modernisation project to strengthen public service
The Fatu Network
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June 13, 2025
- Advertisement - The President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow, has officially launched a new initiative to overhaul the country’s public administration system and ensure more efficient service delivery. Speaking at the launch of the Public...
IMF Approves US$63.55 Million for The Gambia’s Resilience
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 19, 2025
By Nelson Manneh In a significant move to support The Gambia’s economic growth and climate resilience, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved an 18-month arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility...
Nigeria deploys 197 troops for peacekeeping mission in Gambia
National Accord Newspaper
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June 20, 2025
Nigerian Armed Forces has deployed 197 troops to the Economic Community of West African States Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) to support regional peace and stability. The troops underwent rigorous Pre-Deployment Training (PDT) at the Martin Luther...
Gambia launches $25M SWEDD+ project to empower women, girls
The Point
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Signed in 2020, the five-year agreement between the government of The Gambia and the World Bank seeks to improve access to reproductive, maternal, and child health services, reduce early marriage and pregnancy; and promote women’s education and...
2025 State Of the Nation Address By The President of The Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency, Mr Adama Barrow The National Assembly, Banjul 19th June 2025
The Standard Gambia
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June 20, 2025
- Advertisement - Introduction 1. In accordance with the Constitution of The Gambia, I feel profoundly honoured and uniquely privileged to deliver the 2025 State of the Nation Address before this esteemed Assembly. 2. This year holds exceptional...
SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN THE GAMBIA
The Point
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The Gambia has an active association (SCAG) that has been committed to the fight against sickle cell disease for over 15 years. It carries out awareness campaigns, organizes screening initiatives, and collaborates with various partners to improve...
Gambian Environmental Advocate Appointed as World Bank’s Civil Society Observer for Climate Investment
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 11, 2025
By Nelson Manneh Joe Bongay, a prominent Gambian environmental activist and founder of Ecoview Africa, has been appointed as the Civil Society Observer Focal Point to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) under the World Bank Group. Bongay, who also...
AFRICELL’S IMPACTFUL DRIVE IN GRASSROOT SPORTS, THE FIRST U-13 YOUTH TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN THE GAMBIA
The Standard Gambia
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June 20, 2025
- Advertisement - As part of its ongoing commitment to grassroots development and corporate social responsibility (CSR), Africell Gambia Ltd proudly sponsored the first U-13 Youth Tennis Tournament organised by the Gambia Tennis Federation. The...
Gambia Honoured at 11th Artistic Itineraries of Saint-Louis Exhibition
The Voice Gambia
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June 11, 2025
By: Yunus S. Saliu The Gambia took center stage as the Guest of Honour at the 11th edition of the Itinéraires Artistiques de Saint-Louis (Artistic Itineraries of Saint-Louis), an annual international art exhibition organized by the Ndar Création...
Gambia Gets $52.6m IDA Grant for Infrastructure Improvement
The Voice Gambia
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June 11, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has announced that The Gambia has secured $52.6 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to upgrade critical transport and energy infrastructure across the...
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...
Women Initiative Gambia Committed to Recycling and Climate Change
The Voice Gambia
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June 19, 2025
By: Haruna Kuyateh Women Initiative Gambia (WIG), a Community-Based Organization (CBO) based in Njau, Upper Saloum in Central River North, is actively working to strengthen community resilience through environmental protection. The group focuses...
IMF Approves $63.5M Climate Facility for Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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June 19, 2025
By: Haddy Touray The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new $63.5 million financing arrangement to help The Gambia tackle climate change challenges and build long-term resilience, while also releasing $16.95 million under its ongoing...
IMF approves resilience and sustainability facility arrangement for Gambia
Panapress
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June 19, 2025
19 june 2025 - 10:25:55 MA/AR 146 Views Panafrican News Agency Banjul, Gambia (PANA) –The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a new 18-month arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) for The...
Gambia, Egypt celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations
The Point
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The Government and people of The Gambia extend their warmest congratulations and sincere appreciation to the Government and people of the Arab Republic of Egypt on this important milestone. The anniversary stands as a testament to six decades of...