Europe
COVID—19: Gambia Registers Five New Cases
COVID—19: Gambia Registers Five New Cases Within 24 hours, Gambia confirmed five new cases of Covid—19, and two probable cases, to be retested. This is the largest registered number of Covid—19 cases since the outbreak of the deadly virus [...]
GAMBIAN MIGRANTS: Thousands Of Undocumented Gambians To Get Italian Work Permit
Thousands of migrants including Gambians residing in Italy, will now be allowed to apply for temporary work permits to work and stay in Italy under an amnesty announced as the country revealed a $59.6bn stimulus package to lessen the economic [...]
“Break the yabateh” By Momodou Sabally
From the dusty scrolls of our colonial history to the muddy records of our post-independence interactions with Europe and her allied institutions, our past is replete with Europe’s meting Out of injustice and condescension on African countries. One would have [...]
MOON NOT SIGHTED
New moon of #Shawwaal not sighted. Official announcement of the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia re: #EedAlFitr Alhamdulillāh, the moon has NOT been sighted here in Saudi Arabia. therefore Sunday will be 1st Shawwāl 1441, corresponding to May 24th 2020. [...]
ASSEMBLY OF GAMBIA MUSLIM YOUTH:“AGAMY strongly frowns at the EU Representative’s Statement to promote LGBT in the Gambia.”
The Assembly of Gambia Muslim Youths (AGAMY) strongly condemns the statements of the European Union Representative to the Gambia on the campaign and promotion of LGBT in the Gambia in a televised interview with Eye Africa TV. AGAMY in its [...]
UK Appoints New High Commissioner To The Gambia.
Mr David Belgrove, OBE, has been appointed British High Commissioner to The Gambia in succession to Ms Sharon Wardle who will be transferring to another diplomatic service appointment. “It is hard to believe that my 3 year posting has [...]
Over 5000 Gambian Migrants Expected To Return Home.
The minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Momodou Tangara confirmed that Germany’s interior Minister Horst Seehofer, informed The Gambian delegation that over 4000 Gambians are expected to leave Germany. “The delegation was informed by the German minister of interior that there [...]
EUROPEAN UNION: Donates Sanitary Items to Schools and Communities
As schools re-open to students of 9th and 12th grades, the EU Ambassador to the Gambia on Tuesday, handed-over sanitary supplies and first aid kits to the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education. These items include buckets, bleach, soap, paper [...]
E.U Announces COVID-19 Emergency Response Project For The Gambia
PRESS RELEASE 28 July, 2020. At a time when the expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a worrying momentum in The Gambia, “Team Europe” is taking another timely, solid and concrete move to support The Gambia’s COVID-19 response. The [...]
Day of Arafah 2020: History, Significance of The Day And How it is Marked
A day before Eid al-Adha, which is a major Islamic holiday, Muslim pilgrims mark the Day of Arafah or Arafat, which is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage. On this day, Muslim pilgrims will at dawn make their way [...]