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Kenyans Mimisa, Kuria and Yiembe among 70 CHAN 2024 match officials
TV47
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July 18, 2025
The Confederation (CAF) has announced the official list of match officials appointed for the CAF African Nations Championship (“CHAN”) 2024, scheduled to take place from 2–30 August 2025 in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. A total of 70 match...
NRA Assesses OIC Roads as Residents Complain of Flooding
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 18, 2025
By Nelson Manneh In anticipation of above-normal rainfall for the 2025 rainy season, the National Roads Authority (NRA) and its partners conducted an inspection tour of the newly constructed OIC roads on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, following...
NHRC Validates Status Report on Implementation of Government White Paper on TRRC Recommendations
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 18, 2025
By Nelson Manneh With the mandate to promote and protect human rights, and to restore democracy, good governance and the rule of law in the country, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), together with stakeholders, yesterday Thursday, 17...
Kurang Accuses Amie Bensouda of Interference in Sales of Asset
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 18, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray Alhagie Mamadi Kurang, former Secretary to the Janneh Commission, detailed what he described as interference, questionable decisions, and ethical lapses during the asset recovery process following the fall of former President...
Executive Interference Undermined Janneh Commission, Reveals Ex-Secretary
The Voice Gambia
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July 18, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally Mamadi Kurang, former Secretary to the Janneh Commission, has told the National Assembly that political interference and confusion over asset ownership significantly hindered the Commission’s efforts to recover wealth linked to...
NBR Youths Demand 5% of Council Funds for Youth and Sports Development
The Voice Gambia
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July 18, 2025
By: Haruna Kuyateh Pro-youth associations and youths of North Bank Region have embarked on advocacy efforts to allocate 5% of their council’s development budget to youth and sports initiatives. In a concerted effort to promote inclusive youth...
Price and Power of Freedom: Celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day
Inter Press Service
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July 18, 2025
Active Citizens, Civil Society, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Inequality, International Justice, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Human Rights For to be free is not...
Celebrating a Life of Commitment and Service to Free Expression, Democracy, and Social Justice
The News (Nigeria)
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July 18, 2025
Mr Femi Falana, left, and Professor Kwame Karikari Professor Kwame Karikari at 80, Commitment and Service , Free Expression, Democracy, Social Justice, Femi Falana By Femi Falana (Being the Keynote Address delivered by Femi Falana SAN in honour of...
Michail Antonio snubs Marcus Rashford and names forgotten star as toughest opponent
The Mirror
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July 18, 2025
Michail Antonio has claimed the player he struggled to cope with the most was former Swansea striker Mo Barrow, who is now playing in the second tier of South Korean football with Incheon United. The ex-West Ham star was a prolific frontman during...
GRA, Senegal customs experts meet in Banjul
The Point
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The meeting, which brought together participants from various stakeholder institutions including the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, and the Clearing and Forwarding Agents, was held on 16 and 17 July 2025 at Bakadaji Hotel. In his...
Sohm Women Garden Rejuvenated with REFELA Water Protect
The Fatu Network
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July 13, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dawda Baldeh The network of locally elected women, REFELA Gambia Chapter, under the presidency of Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul City Council, has boosted excitement among women gardeners in Sohm with the inauguration of a...
GIRIGARA TELLS UDP DARBOE IS THEIR BEST HOPE
The Standard Gambia
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July 18, 2025
- Advertisement - Businessman-cum-political activist Pa Njie ‘Girigara’ has said Ousainu Darboe is the best hope main opposition UDP have to increase their vote tally in next year’s presidential election. Appearing at West Coast Radio’s flagship...
The death of substance: How familiarity and influence are destroying integrity in our institutions
The Standard Gambia
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July 18, 2025
- Advertisement - By Omar F M’Bai In societies striving for progress, truth and merit must sit at the head of the table. Yet across schools, boardrooms, and nations, we are witnessing an unsettling shift, a quiet burial of substance beneath the...
Good people don’t plot others’ downfall — A call to integrity
The Standard Gambia
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July 18, 2025
- Advertisement - By Abdoulie Mam Njie Introduction Professor Madiemba Faal, a respected Senegalese philosopher and public intellectual, recently offered a sobering reminder that echoes far beyond Senegal’s borders. Speaking in Wolof on social...
La Cour suprême associe des avocates à l’affaire pro-MGF contre l’État
The Voice Gambia
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July 18, 2025
Par: Nicholas Bass La Cour suprême de Gambie, sous la présidence de l’honorable juge Edrisa Mbai, a accordé mercredi une requête déposée par l’Association des femmes juristes gambiennes (FLAG) pour être partie prenante dans l’affaire en faveur des...
Nigerian Referees Missing Again As CAF Announces 70 Match Officials for CHAN 2024
Leadership
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July 18, 2025
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the list of match officials appointed for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024, which is set to take place from 2–30 August 2025 in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. A...
Drive carefully, we are in rainy season!
The Point
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On daily basis, innocent lives are lost in addition to a significant amount of materials that get lost as well. There is no denying that it is the responsibility of the government to implement the traffic laws in letter and spirit. From worn-out...
A Constitution Is Nation-Building, Not Partisan Property
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 17, 2025
Transcribed by Yankuba Jallow On Wednesday, 16 July 2025, the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) held a press conference at its headquarters in Churchill Town to address what it described as the country’s...
The Obidients And Their Masters: A Brief History Of Grand Deception, By Raphael Adebayo
Sahara Reporters
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From the sidelines, I have watched the movement named after Peter Obi assume different forms to adapt to the contentious and often acrimonious nature of Nigerian politics. It has duly transformed from a too conciliatory, good-natured, even...
African Development Fund supports climate-resilient rice value chains in West Africa
Africa Business Communities
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to strengthen the climate resilience of...