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OIC secretariat boss resigns
The head of communications and branding at the secretariat, Nyang Njie, has also resigned.
Lamin Sanneh, the executive secretary of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation secretariat in the Gambia, has resigned, Kerr Fatou has learned.…
Open letter to Interior Minister: Serve your people according to the constitution and your…
Minister Yankuba Sonko
Ministry of Interior
Kotu
Your appointment as the Minister of Interior has come at a significant juncture in the history of the Gambia hence the decisions and actions you make in your new portfolio henceforth will…
Gambia to host young African leaders’ awards
Hundreds of young leaders from across the African continent will converge in Banjul, The Gambia for the first-ever Young African Leaders’ Awards, slated for 29th September 2019.
The awards, which is the brainchild of the African Youth…
Gambia: Promoting access to fertilizer and improved seed enhances rice productivity
By Mamadou Edrisa Njie
Rice production in The Gambia is characterized by low productivity and production, consequently resulting in low revenues for farmers engaged in the rice value chain. Rice yields in the country have remained…
Half of Gambians think ECOMIG should leave— Afrobarometer
At least one million Gambians think that the regional forces who were deployed to the country to uphold the 2016 election results should leave, said survey conducted by Afrobarometer.
Afrobarometer is a nonpartisan research network that…
Former police chief Sonko appointed as Interior Minister
Yankuba Sonko, a former chief of the Gambian police, has been appointed as an Interior Minister on Thursday. Sonko replaced Ebrima M. Mballow who is now reportedly re-deployed to the Foreign Service.
Sonko was Gambia’s longest serving…
Arrest and detention by the police must be necessary and in line with human rights
Since the group of youths including Raptivist Killa Ace were arrested and detained and then released on bailed on Monday August 19 they are yet to appear before any court of law. Rather they have been asked to be reporting to police…
150 Gambian soldiers attend close protection training in Senegal
The 150 contingent includes 115 soldiers and 35 members of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) led by Major Ousman Bah.
One hundred and fifty Gambian soldiers have left the country on August 21 for Senegal to be trained as members of the…
‘RE: Madi Ceesay’s comments are treasonous’
By Siaka Jatta, Political adviser to President Adama Barrow
Kindly accept this statement as an expression of my utter dismay and indignation at the recent comments made by one Madi Ceesay, a national assembly member for the United…
PPP leader warns Gov’t to prepare for likely failed farming season
The leader of the People’s Progressive Party, Papa Njie, has cautioned the Government to be alerted to a possible food crisis in the country if the drought being experienced in farming communities continues.
In a press statement issued…