Africa Gambia Project Aid has donated over 4.000 face masks to four major national institutions, the Revenue Authority, the Police Force, the Ports Authority and the Immigration Department, urging them to put them to good use
Africa Gambia Brikama Nyabo Kaffo, an Islamic school, received 90 new tables and chairs worth 5000€ from the International Humanitarian Relief Organization (IHHNL), a Turkish Muslim organisation based in the Netherlands
Africa Gambia As the country is strongly committed to curbing the rapid growth of HIV infection, the National AIDS Secretariat has decentralised its structures by establishing municipal and regional AIDS coordinators in all six regions of the country
Africa Gambia The main opposition party, the United Democratic Party, has filed a petition challenging the result of the December 4 presidential election, affirming there is evidence of electoral fraud
Africa Gambia Presidential elections are being held today, with six candidates running, considered a test for democratic transition; it is the first election since the fall of Yahya Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years until his departure into exile in January 2017
Africa Gambia After the government launched a polio vaccination campaign with immunization as a top priority, efforts are facing skepticism due to the distrust towards Covid-19 vaccines
Africa Gambia USAID will launch a five-year US$7,9 million activity to support the country's steps to consolidate a democratic, rule of law-based and accountable system of government by providing advice, guidance and support for justice sector reform and modernisation
Africa Gambia As the country's campaign and elections draw nearer, the Senior Programme Officer of the National Council for Civic Education has warned politicians to desist from any form of vote buying
Africa Gambia The country's 2021-2022 tourist season has officially begun, with 19 charter flights expected to land weekly at Banjul International Airport
Africa Gambia Some 30 journalists in the country have recently launched FactCheck Gambia, a media platform for fact-checking and verification of claims to counter information clutter; it is the first independent digital fact-checking platform in the country
Africa Gambia The Commission charged with shedding light on crimes committed during the reign of former President Yahya Jammeh has postponed the presentation of its final report, a worrying postponement for the families of the victims amid a tense political climate
Africa Gambia The Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Tekki-Fi project, has offered a week-long training for thirty young entrepreneurs on packaging and product branding
Africa Gambia Transport union has called off strike after government agrees to its demands of more garages and discussion of the increase in fares imposed on drivers; a joint task force will be installed to work out modalities of a mutually compliant system