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Could The Gambia become a tech hub?
By RFI’s Daniel Finnan
It was the first time Hassan Jallow crossed the Gambia River. The young man had never traversed the winding waterway that geographically divides The Gambia in two, nor had he ever encountered the internet.
It was…
‘Divisive politician represents ignominy of the lowest genre’—Mai
The leader of the Gambia Moral Congress, Mai Ahmed Fatty, has urged Gambia’s political leaders to avoid comments that could divide the people along ethnic lines.
On his official Facebook page on Monday, the GMC leader said Gambia is a…
Bakoteh dumpsite: President Barrow calls for a national consultative forum to look into it
Following a brief inspection tour of the infamous Bakoteh dumpsite, His Excellency President Adama Barrow has suggested a lasting, sustainable solution to the environmental hazard posed by the waste disposal ground. He said the satellite…
Barrow expresses condolences to Jammeh on mother’s demise
The Gambian leader Adama Barrow has expressed condolences to the former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, on the demise of his mother.
Jammeh’s mother, Aja Asombi Bojang, has passed away in Equatorial Guinea on Friday after a brief…
UN concern by Gambia’s ‘inaction’ in protecting evidence at SIS
By Mustapha K Darboe
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has expressed concern over Gambia’s ‘evident’ lack of steps to protect “archives of the former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and other on-site evidence, which may impede…
President barrow attends ECOWAS summit in Togo
President Adama Barrow will on Sunday 29th July, 2018, travel to Lome, Togo, to attend the joint Economic Community of Central African States and Economic Community of West African States Authority of Heads of State and Government summit…
Jammeh’s mother, Asombi, passed away
The mother of Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh has died in Equatorial Guinea following a brief illness, his party’s executive member Rambo Jatta has confirmed to Kerr Fatou.
Fatou Asombi Bojang has died on Friday afternoon after an…
President Barrow announces 20, 000 new fisheries jobs
President Adama Barrow has announced that works on fish processing factories and storage facilities that would create more than 20, 000 jobs will begin in 2019.
The fisheries plants would be built in the two leading fishing towns of…
Bakoteh dumpsite: President Adama proffers “waste to manure” solution
President Adama Barrow suggests the recycling of waste into organic mature as a definitive solution to the menace pose by the infamous Bakoteh dumpsite.
On his way to Buffer Zone for a grand meeting as part of the ongoing…
Gambia poised for a digital revolution
His Excellency President Adama Barrow and his Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, have outlined the communications and digital policy of the government which is aimed at connecting the Gambia to the…