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At least 70 killed in capsize of migrant boat off West Africa, Gambia says
WHTC - Michigan
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(Reuters) -At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia’s foreign affairs ministry said late on Friday, in one of the deadliest accidents in recent years along a popular migration route...
There is a lot happening in the youth sector - Youth and Sports Minister Badjie
The Point
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Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie, has revealed that a lot is happening in the country's youth sector, particularly in agriculture at The Gambia Songhai Initiative-(GSI) agroforestry training centre in Chamen. Minister Badjie was...
Gambia play Liberia in West Africa Deaf Tourney semi-final today
The Point
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#Sports Aug 27, 2025, 12:06 PM | Article By: Lamin Gibba The Gambia Deaf National team will today, Wednesday, 27 September 2025 play against Liberia in their semi-final match of the 13th Edition of West Africa deaf football tournament at the at...
Balkan crime groups expand cocaine routes via West Africa
Gazeta Tema
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September 2, 2025
TIRANA, Sep 2 (TemA) – Balkan crime groups are pushing cocaine through West Africa, turning the region into a key hub for Europe, a new report says. Since 2019, Albanian and Slavic rings have set up logistics chains in Senegal, Sierra Leone,...
Facing economic pressure, Gambian fishermen are fighting trawlers - and each other
Africanews
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August 29, 2025
Gambian crews on international trawlers fishing on the country's shores have become the accidental targets of local fishermen's anger, whose livelihoods are threatened by the foreign vessels' aggressive fishing strategies. Videos exclusively...
Gambia at the edge: When poverty meets repression
The Standard Gambia
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August 27, 2025
- Advertisement - By Momodou Malcolm Jallow The arrests of young Gambians protesting high data prices expose a deeper crisis: rampant corruption, suffocating poverty, and the political weaponisation of law. The Gambia today faces an economic...
Gambia, South Korea Launch $5.6 Million K-Rice Belt Project
Foroyaa Newspaper
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August 27, 2025
By Madiba Singhateh The Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with the Government of South Korea, has launched the K-Rice Belt Project in The Gambia. The $5.6 million grant-funded initiative was unveiled on Tuesday, 26 August 2025, at a local...
Group Says Government Has Betrayed ‘Gambia Has Decided’ Promises
The Voice Gambia
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August 29, 2025
By: Binta Jaiteh The Edward Francis Small Center for Rights and Justice (EFSCFRJ) has accused the Gambian government of betraying the hopes of the “New Gambia,” warning that democratic gains are being eroded by repression, corruption, and...
Gambian-American nabbed with cannabis suitcases at airport
The Point
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Customs officials from the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) stationed at the airport intercepted Sheikh Ceesay, a 34-year-old dual national, upon arrival on board SN Brussels Airlines from New York via Brussels. Ceesay was found in possession of two...
‘Sea War’ Brews Off Gambia As Local Fishers Attack Foreign Vessels, Each Other
The Environmental Magazine
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August 29, 2025
"BANJUL, Gambia — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of the...
Corruption is not just about stolen cash, but …….Says Gambian activist
The Point
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Marr Nyang, a young anti-corruption activist made these remarks during an anti-corruption training designed to journalists and civil society advocates held recently at Kairaba Beach Hotel. The two-day training on Tracking and Reporting Public...
Consolidating the gains of democracy in The Gambia: The imperative for enduring reforms
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alkali M Dibba Introduction The Gambia, a small West African nation, has made significant strides in its democratic transition since the end of Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year authoritarian rule in 2016. The peaceful transfer of power...
Critiquing the critic: The sample size of Gambia Participates survey is correct in every shape and form!
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - By Ibrahim Al ‘amin Dampha, Former UTGSU President In recent days, a wave of commentary has emerged surrounding the opinion polls conducted by CEPRASS under the auspices of The Gambia Participates. While many commentators have...
The Gambia’s internet crisis: A three-step plan to escape the donkey cart
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alhagie Demba (pen name) How to fix PURA’s misstep and build a digital economy that works for all The past few weeks have exposed a deep fracture in The Gambia’s relationship with its digital future. A debate over the cost of...
THE EMBASSY ORGANISES CULTURAL EVENT SHOWCASING THE GAMBIA AND ITS CULTURE
The Voice Gambia
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August 29, 2025
The Embassy on Saturday, August 23 2025 held a cultural event at its premises in Washington D.C. in concert with Thingstodo DC, a Washington DC based organization. Sixty-three (63) participants attended the event which includes former U.S. foreign...
‘Cut in secret’: Gambia anti-FGM activists fear babies targeted despite ban
Al Jazeera
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August 29, 2025
Banjul, The Gambia – On a rainy morning in early August, a newborn girl suffering severe vaginal wounds was rushed to Banjul’s Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital. By the time she was attended to, the doctors could do nothing – the baby had...
Rhythmic Gambian Percussion solidifies China-Gambia ties
The Point
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Flex Fuzion, which comprised solely of girl drummers and dancers, seeks to centre women in the art of percussion and dance. Upon the invitation of the Chinese government, and guided by the National Centre for Arts and Culture, whose Director...
Conflict sensitivity and law enforcement in Gambia
The Standard Gambia
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August 29, 2025
- Advertisement - In my recent Facebook post on the topic: Are we solving a problem or stoking a fire that may burn us all? I argued about the wisdom of arresting and prosecuting the youths for staging a peaceful protest without a permit, as the...
DIRECTOR OF GAMBIA PORTS AUTHORITY REFUSES TO ATTEND THE WELCOMING CEREMONY OF (SELIMIYE ) THE NEW FERRY COMPANY FROM TURKEY .
Freedom Newspaper
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August 29, 2025
According to sources within the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), the Managing Director, Ousman Jobarteh, declined to attend the official welcoming ceremony for the “Selimiye”, a newly introduced ferry by Turkish operator Negmar. According to our...
Gran discovers wild truth about toyboy Gambian fiancé as 'sister turns out to be wife'
Daily Star
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August 29, 2025
A British grandmother who struck up a relationship with a Gambian waiter has revealed how she discovered he had been deceiving her, and now suspects his supposed sister might actually be his spouse. Zena, 65, from Oxted, Surrey, encountered...