Africa
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE ROTATION OF GAF TROOPS TO DARFUR
1. The Gambia Armed Forces wishes to kindly inform the general public that its current contingent serving under the United Nations Mandate as Peacekeepers will end their Tour of Duty and will be replaced by a new Gambian contingent. The [...]
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, MoH
Ministry of Health hereby inform the public that new centers are now opened within the Greater Banjul area and West Coast Region for COVID-19 sample collections . Henceforth, anyone who wants to do a COVID-19 test could have their sample [...]
UDP Covid-19 Response Team, Donates Food Items to Banjul City Council
United Democratic Party National COVID-19 response Committee on Wednesday, donates 300 bags of 30kg rice, 100 bags of 50kg rice and 30 bags of 50kg sugar to the Banjul City Council. The handing over ceremony was done at City Council [...]
At Least 6427 Tourism Workers To Receive $50 Each
In response to an assessment conducted by The Gambia Bureau of Statistics in partnership with Gambia Tourism Board through the United National Development Programme’s support on the impact of the novel Coronavirus. Through the assessment, they confirmed that at least [...]
Bakau Market Catches Fire Leaving At least 7 Stalls Reduced To Ashes.
The Bakau Market on Thursday 3 August 2020, for the second time in three months, catches fire leaving at least 7 stalls burnt down to ashes. The course of the fire remains obscure but many vendors suspect it must have [...]
Government Launches 31 Million Dollar Cash Transfer Project To 83,000 Rural Households
The Government of The Gambia has officially launched a 31 Million Dollar project setup to help vulnerable rural households. Eighty three thousand (83 000) rural households will receive direct cash transfers under this scheme. The initiative which is in phases, [...]
President Barrow Attends 57th Ordinary ECOWAS Session in Niamey
His Excellency, Mr Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia will attend the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, scheduled to take place in Niamey, Niger on Monday, 7th September 2020. [...]
Famous Gambian Tik-Tok Comedian Joins The Fight Against Covid-19.
The famous Gambian comedian Aisha Elizabeth Chorr, donated the Red Cross with 140 face mask to help the fight against the virus. The tik-tok comedian known on social media as Aisha Gambia handed the face masks to Alasan Senghore, the [...]
The Gambia Markets’ Union Plans To Take The Streets If Their Demands Are Not Met Before Monday
The Gambia Market Union has written a petition to President Adama Barrow appealing to him to allow markets to open from 7am to 5pm or they will take to the streets to express their dissatisfaction. In the petition, they stated [...]
Gambia Calls On The U.S To Reverse Sanction Imposed On Chief Prosecutor Bensouda, And Her Court Officials.
This request came following the imposition of sanction against The ICC’s investigation on the involvement of the US military troop in Afghanistan war crimes. However, the US Secretary of State mike pampoe says, the court’s investigation is “illegitimate” since they [...]