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My “Old” white wife
The Standard Gambia
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July 23, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alagie Saidy-Barrow I woke up early in the morning. It was way before Fajr. I had nowhere in particular to go, but I needed to be out of the house. I had to sneak out because I didn’t want my mother, sleeping next door, to...
Medicine contamination! WHO calls for urgent regulatory action
Madhyamam
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July 24, 2025
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called out the need for urgent regulatory action against contamination of medicines with industrial-grade toxic chemicals, posing severe health risks, especially among children, IANS...
African sci-fi imagines new ways of living in climate-change...
Modern Ghana
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A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change. International politics scholar Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries and discusses stories and films alongside them....
Environment Ministry Engages on Consultation On Climate Change Bill
The Voice Gambia
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July 15, 2025
By: Isatou Sarr The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) has begun a nationwide consultation process to draft The Gambia’s first-ever Climate Change Bill The consultation which wrapped up its regional leg at the...
Gunjur-Berending Demarcation Stalls Amid Kartong Opposition
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 24, 2025
By Hatab Nyang and Louise Jobe The ongoing boundary demarcation exercise between Gunjur, Berending, and Madina Salam has come to an abrupt halt since Monday, 21st July 2025, following mounting technical and political concerns. Surveyors from the...
Dippa Kunda Alkalo Attributes Kotu Stream Blockage to Unregulated Tie & Dye Waste and Illegal Settlements
The Fatu Network
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July 24, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Dawda Baldeh The Alkalo of Dippa Kunda, Surahata Sohna, has identified unregulated waste disposal from tie and dye activities and the rise of illegal settlements as major causes of the blockage of the Kotu stream, which has...
Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
CFO Dive
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Wilderness 2025: What to expect from this summer's most idyllic event
The Gentleman's Journal
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Beloved music and arts extravaganza, Audi Presents Wilderness, is back for another year. From 31st July to 3rd August 2025, Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire will play host to a series of music performances, theatre productions, arts workshops, fitness...
Magistrate Krubally slams TV stations over sign language exclusion: ‘That’s discrimination’
The Fatu Network
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July 16, 2025
- Advertisement - By Alieu Jallow Magistrate Muhammed Krubally, chairperson of the Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD), has called on national and private TV stations to include sign language interpretation in disaster-related programming,...
Goals and Highlights for Uganda 2-1 Senegal in Friendly Match
VAVEL
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July 24, 2025
Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you so much for watching this friendly match here on VAVEL. Stay tuned for more live matches, with all the action and excitement. Good morning, and I'll see you next time! END OF MATCH After a first half with...
Muhiddin backs McCarthy's youthful players to star in CHAN
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 24, 2025
Harambee Stars player Mohammed Bajaber training session at Kasarani Stadium Annex as the team prepares for the CHAN 2024 Tournament on July 16, 2025. Photo/Sportpicha Former Harambee Stars coach Twahir Muhiddin has backed the youthful Kenyan team...
Police Probe Alleged Crime at Banjul International Airport
Foroyaa Newspaper
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July 16, 2025
By Nelson Manneh Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) Cadet Assistant Superintendent Modou Musa Sisawo has said his institution is investigating a matter which was reported to the Police involving a private aircraft at...
Trump is an Extremely Hard Test with Opportunities for Human...
Modern Ghana
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I have often said 'Trump is a hard test', but I am now adding the word 'extremely', and the phrase 'with Opportunities'. You need God to pass any test, let alone an extremely hard one; you will also need God to see the opportunities and a...
Inflation And National Debt In Ghana – A Comparative Analysi...
Modern Ghana
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Ghana's economy has undergone significant transformations over the past two decades, shaped by fluctuating inflation rates and increasing national debt. These factors have played a crucial role in determining the country's economic stability,...
WAIFEM workshop urges regional collaboration on currency management and forecasting
Joy FM
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July 16, 2025
The West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) has concluded a five-day regional workshop in Accra focused on Currency Management and Forecasting across West Africa. The workshop brought together senior representatives...
WHO and UNODC release landmark report on contaminated medicines, urging action to protect patients from preventable harm
The National Tribune
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July 24, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have jointly released a landmark report unveiling critical findings on the persistent and preventable threat of contaminated medicines which claimed the...
Spotify: The Ultimate Guide
Android Headlines
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July 24, 2025
Believe it or not, Spotify was one of the first streaming music services that offered more than just a personalized radio service, like Pandora. It actually launched in 2008, ahead of YouTube Music (or Google Play Music), Apple Music, Amazon...
Reprise de l’affaire contre les MGF devant la Cour suprême
The Voice Gambia
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July 24, 2025
Par: Nicholas Bass Le procès contre les Mutilations Génitales Féminines (MGF) a repris mardi devant la Cour suprême, le juge ordonnant à l’avocat de la Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme (NHRC) de déposer un contre-affidavit en réponse à...
Le Président du Conseil de Brikama critique la gestion des secteurs économiques clés par le gouvernement
The Voice Gambia
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July 24, 2025
Par: Kemo Kanyi Yankuba Darboe, président du Conseil de la zone de Brikama (BAC), a vivement critiqué la manière dont le gouvernement gère ce qu’il a qualifié de sources de revenus cruciales pour le pays, affirmant que le président Barrow ne donne...
Unlocking Nigeria’s potential
World Finance
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  There is good reason why Nigeria is known as ‘the giant of Africa.’ Boasting vast land, rich resources and a vibrant economy, the West African nation has established itself as a rising global power. Despite its size and resilience, however,...