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Minister Tangara meets Kuwait Deputy Prime Minister, presides at UN General Assembly
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara has served as a Vice President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York.…
British prince and duchess to visit Gambia
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to tour Africa – following in the footsteps of Theresa May.
Charles and Camilla will travel hard on the heels of the Prime Minister, who made a high-profile visit to the continent just a…
President Barrow joins global leaders at Bloomberg Global Business Forum
President Adama Barrow took part in the 2018 Bloomberg Global Business Forum, which was organized by Bloomberg LP, to discuss and address challenges to our shared prosperity.
Barrow was received by the Founder of Bloomberg L.P. &…
Police open official investigation into alleged assault on Eye Africa journalist
The Professional Standard Unit of the Gambia Police Force on Wednesday opened an investigation into the case of Eye Africa online TV cameraman who was alleged assaulted by the police.
Bubacarr Manga was allegedly slapped by a member of…
We are yet to confirm if we have oil—energy ministry
In a press release on Tuesday, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has said Gambia is yet to confirm that it has oil, adding that two oil companies have been licensed to drill the country’s test wells.
The ministry said they are working…
Journalists trained on conflict sensitive reporting ahead of TRRC
Close to two dozen journalists have started training at Kairaba Beach Hotel on conflict sensitive reporting ahead of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission that is due to start in October this year.
The commission was…
CRC embarks on a pre-consultation mission
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) today announced that it is embarking on national pre-consultation visits from Wednesday 26th September 2018.
According to the Chairperson of the CRC, Justice Cherno Jallow, the pre-consultation…
Pres. Barrow expresses condolences to Sall on demise of Bruno Diatta
The Government of the Republic of The Gambia under the leadership of H.E President Adama Barrow Tuesday 25th September 2018, expressed sincere condolences to the President of the Republic of Senegal, H.E Macky Sall on the demise of the…
President Barrow calls for preventive diplomacy at UN
President Adama Barrow has called on the United Nations, the African Union and other regional organizations to promote and invest in preventive diplomacy, participate actively in mediation efforts and conflict resolution.
The President…
GPU demands thorough investigation into assault on Eye Africa journalist
The Gambia Press Union demands a thorough and impartial investigation by the Inspector General of Police into an alleged assault on the cameraman of Eye Africa online television.
Bubacarr Manga was allegedly slapped by a member of the…