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Wave Gambia, GTSC launch digital payment partnership
The Point
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A groundbreaking chapter in The Gambia’s digital transformation unfolded on Thursday 19 June 2025, as Wave Gambia and the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC) officially signed a strategic partnership agreement. The event, held at the GTSC...
G Wellness Company Limited Partners with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to Launch the First Internationally Branded Hotel in Banjul, The Gambia
Hospitality Net
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June 19, 2025
Ramada Resort Banjul Kotu — Photo by Wyndham Ramada Resort Banjul Kotu — Photo by Wyndham G Wellness Company Limited, a subsidiary of MP Trading Group, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's...
ITTOG Bags Champions of West Africa Balafon Travel Awards
The Voice Gambia
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June 20, 2025
By: Yunus .S. Saliu The African Travel Quarterly (ATQ) has named the Institute of Travel and Tourism of The Gambia (ITTOG) for the Balafon Travel Awards – Champions of West Africa in recognition of its outstanding contributions to capacity...
Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
HuffPost UK
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June 20, 2025
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...
Tanzania seeks travel truce with US to avoid visa ban
Zawya
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Tanzania has opened negotiations with Washington in an attempt to circumvent the latest restrictions imposed by the Donald Trump administration on citizens of African countries planning to travel to the US. This followed the State Department’s...
TUI to launch first ever hotel in lesser-visited African country known for its beach resorts
The Sun
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June 19, 2025
TUI is opening its very first hotel in Côte d'Ivoire - an African country with beautiful beach resorts and rainforests. In fact, more than 20 hotels are set to open in Africa in the coming months and years. 4 Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa has...
US warns of expanded travel ban that could affect key African markets
ICEF Monitor
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June 19, 2025
"The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month," reports The Washington Post. The...
GTBoard Named West Africa’s Tourism Marketing Agency of the Year
The Voice Gambia
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June 19, 2025
By :Yunus .S. Saliu In recognition of its outstanding efforts in promoting The Gambia as one of the top travel destinations in West Africa, the Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) has been named Tourism Marketing Agency of the Year – West Africa by...
IMF Approves $63.5M Climate Facility for Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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June 19, 2025
By: Haddy Touray The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new $63.5 million financing arrangement to help The Gambia tackle climate change challenges and build long-term resilience, while also releasing $16.95 million under its ongoing...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
US threatens 36 more countries with travel bans — mapped
The Times
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The Trump administration has given dozens of countries an ultimatum to improve the vetting of their travellers to the US or risk being blacklisted. The State Department identified 36 countries in danger of joining the 12 already subject to US...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Liberia: President Boakai Sets Up Special Taskforce to Address Potential U.S. Travel Ban
Front Page Africa
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June 19, 2025
The Executive Mansion says President Boakai has already chaired the first meeting of the special taskforce. Credit: Executive Mansion. President Boakai has set up a special committee to investigate growing concerns of a possible US travel ban on...
Trump Administration May Possibly Add 36 Countries To Latest Travel Ban List
Travel Noire
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June 18, 2025
The Trump administration may subject 36 countries to full or partial travel bans, which would extend the list of 19 countries it restricted earlier this month. The Washington Post relayed a list of the allegedly proposed 36 countries. The outlet...
US Threatens to Add 36 More Countries to Controversial Travel Ban List
Morocco World News
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June 18, 2025
Rabat – US President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies continue as his administration is planning to add 36 countries to the travel ban list. This means that citizens from 36 additional countries will be banned from entering the...
Trump gives 36 countries Wednesday deadline to avoid travel ban
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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FILE-President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on April 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) President Donald Trump has given 36 countries a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve its...
Ghanaian destinies hang in the balance as US considers travel clampdown
Joy FM
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June 18, 2025
A cloud of uncertainty looms over Ghana as the United States considers expanding its travel ban to include more countries. This possible move—intended primarily to bolster American national security and address perceived deficiencies in...
Revealed: Analyst details motivation for Trump’s sprawling travel bans
AlterNet
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June 18, 2025
Although Donald Trump enacted a travel ban during his first presidency, he is taking it much further this time. Trump is now imposing either total travel bans or travel restrictions on 19 different countries. And according to reporting in The New...
US demands response from 36 countries - including Angola - to avoid travel restrictions on their citizens
Ver Angola
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A diplomatic cable sent over the weekend by the State Department instructs embassies and consulates in 36 countries to assess their hosts’ willingness by Wednesday to improve their citizens’ travel documentation and take steps to address the...
White House Weighs Adding 36 Countries to US Travel Ban
Greek Travel Pages
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June 17, 2025
Photo source: Daniel Torok © The White House The Trump administration is considering an expansion of America’s travel ban to include 36 additional countries – most of them in Africa – according to a leaked State Department memo obtained by Agence...