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Government of Sierra Leone begging bowl mentality is crippling the economy
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 26, 2025
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2025: The question that has lingered in the minds of many Sierra Leoneans for far too long: what exactly does Sierra Leone produce that is needed by the world; that is bought by other nations;...
CoPG Challenges Authorities to Improve Security Infrastructure to Address Gambia’s ‘Deteriorating’ Security Situation
The Voice Gambia
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April 8, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi The Coalition of Progressive Gambians (CoPG) has challenged the government of The Gambia to improve the country’s security infrastructure to address what, it referred to, as the country’s deteriorating security situation. The...
Gambia Songhai Initiative Graduates Share Testimonies on 12-Month Training
The Fatu Network
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February 14, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Mama A. Touray Graduates of the Gambia Songhai Initiative shared their testimonies with The Fatu Network on the impact of their 12-month in-campus training on their lives. - Advertisement - This year-long training, under the...
Africell Spotlights Culture In ‘A Week In The Gambia’ Documentary
The Voice Gambia
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April 7, 2025
As Part of 25th Anniversary Celebrations By: Fatou Krubally A wave of national pride swept across the country this week as Africell Gambia unveiled “A Week in The Gambia”, a captivating documentary series celebrating the country’s culture, people,...
Colorado Court Dismisses Charge in Gambian Torture Trial Amid Missing Witness
The Fatu Network
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April 8, 2025
- Advertisement - BREAKING: The historic trial of Michael Sang Correa, a man accused of involvement in torture in The Gambia, opened Monday in the U.S. District Court of Colorado, with prosecutors abruptly dismissing one charge after a key witness...
A former Gambian soldier is on trial in the U.S. on allegations he committed torture in his home country
NBC News
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April 7, 2025
DENVER — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a former Gambian soldier accused of torture in his home country, making him the first noncitizen to stand trial in the United States for allegedly committing torture abroad. Michael Correa, 45,...
NEA Rallies Stakeholders for Ocean Treaty Action
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 25, 2025
By Madiba Singhateh In a significant move towards ocean governance and environmental sustainability, the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Wednesday, 23rd July 2025, convened a two-day national consultative meeting on the Biodiversity Beyond...
Ex-US State Dept. Official Warns of Potential Cascading Impacts of Trump’s 10% Tariff on Gambia’s Economy
The Voice Gambia
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April 7, 2025
By: Momodou Justice Darboe Former US State Department official Mr. Musa Basad Jawara has stated that though Donald Trump’s 10% baseline tariff may not significantly impact Gambia’s export to the US, the Gambia’s policy-makers and economic...
Gambia to Establish Commercial Court Division -CJ Jallow
The Voice Gambia
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February 12, 2025
By: Nicholas Bass Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow has disclosed that plans are underway to establish a Commercial Court Division, which is part of the objectives of the strategic plans of the judiciary of The Gambia. He made these revelations to...
CLOSE LOOK AT THE SALARIES OF THE GAMBIA MINISTERS …
Freedom Newspaper
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April 9, 2025
Evidences from an Audit report on the monies wasted on our ministers who do nothing but idle around. Can we take a closer look at the salary and allowances of our ministers? Every month, they receive: ~ A residence allowance of D45,000, regardless...
MoYS plays crucial role in shaping youth, sports development in Gambia
The Point
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The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) plays a vital role in shaping the direction of youth and sports development in The Gambia. However, the actual implementation of programmes and initiatives happens at the institutional level through its...
Denver, Colorado: Historic Trial of Alleged Gambian Death Squad Member to Begin in Denver
The Fatu Network
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April 7, 2025
- Advertisement - By Hadram Hydara Denver, Colorado — 6 April 2025 - Advertisement - Trial Set to Open Monday in Landmark U.S. Torture Case Tomorrow, 7 April 2025, a federal court in Denver will hear opening arguments in the unprecedented trial of...
President Of Gambia Congratulates President Ilham Aliyev On Ramadan Holiday
MENAFN
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April 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. President of the Republic of Gambia Adama Barrow sends a congratulatory letter to President Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports. His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of...
Tourism stakeholders gather to discuss branding of Destination Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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February 7, 2025
By Yunus S Saliu In its drive to develop the Gambia Tourism Marketing, Branding, and Investment Strategy, the Project Intervention Unit of the Tourism Diversification and Resilience of The Gambia Project (TDRGP) under the Ministry of Tourism Arts...
Gambian migrant workers in S Arabia to earn $200 monthly
The Standard Gambia
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February 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Ministry of Trade informs NA Committee By Arret Jatta The permanent secretary at the Ministry of Trade, Regional Integration, and Employment, Mod Secka, on Tuesday informed the National Assembly Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs...
The Gambia Lost at Least $100 Million in the Africa50 Deal
The Voice Gambia
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April 3, 2025
By Dr. Ousman Gajigo The deal that the government of The Gambia signed with Africa50 on the Senegambia Bridge should forever live in infamy. Upon further inspection and reconstruction of the financial model, I can now say with confidence that the...
The Gambia lost at least $100M in the Africa50 deal
The Standard Gambia
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April 3, 2025
- Advertisement - The deal that the government of The Gambia signed with Africa50 on the Senegambia Bridge should forever live in infamy. Upon further inspection and reconstruction of the financial model, I can now say with confidence that the...
Gambia Judiciary opens legal year
The Point
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The opening of the legal year is a significant annual event that brings together officials from all arms of government, key members of the consular and diplomatic corps, and legal and justice sector stakeholders, among others. The occasion often...
Families Of Murdered 44 Ghanaians Pray For Compensation
The Chronicle News Online
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July 23, 2025
Families of 44 Ghanaians brutally murdered in The Gambia twenty years ago and the lonely survivor of the brutish crime have renewed their calls for justice, accountability and compensation. The victims, along with several other West African...
Trump administration delays plans to ban foreign nationals traveling to the US from 43 countries
Daily Mail
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April 1, 2025
The Trump administration's plan to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US is delayed indefinitely. Trump issued an executive order on January 20 requiring intensified security vetting of any foreigners seeking admission to the US...