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

The pandemic has put basketball, one of the most inactive sports in the country, into a deep crisis due to the suspension for the pandemic and lack both of income and support

Poverty is rising sharply in the country, especially among rural and disadvantaged families in urban settlements, 33% of whom have access to only one meal a day

Mbye Njie, creator of the app Legal Equalizer, which allows users to record audio and video interactions during encounters with law enforcement and communicate the location of the checkpoint to their contacts, has received funding and official recognition

Delegates from Nigeria and Ghana are training 16 journalists at Kairaba Beach Hotel to counter the resurgence of "fake news" in the country

The Yamoransa Model computer lab project formally opened a lab in the country to support community-led sustainable development projects that bring information and communication technologies to underserved communities

The Independent Electoral Commission announced that it has registered 856.719 Gambians - on a population of 2.3 million - as voters for the presidential elections scheduled for 4 December

The annual teachers' meet was recently held at the Sami Pocono Basic Cycle School, with teachers from over 14 schools attending to improve teaching effectiveness

The Kanifing Municipal Council has started a two-years project consisting in of the construction of two access roads, three fire hydrants, an open shed, two toilet blocks and the installation of 30 solar lights

Seven Gambian youths selected for the 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders have been congratulated by the US Embassy - though in virtual form this year due to the pandemic

The Sarah’s Kindergarten in Lamin village recently inaugurated a new playground for the pupils enable pupils to guarantee interaction during physical education and help to develop physically healthy

The Catholic Development Office - Caritas Gambia - has donated almost 300 bicycles to students in the Lower River Region

The construction of the mausoleum of first president Alhaji Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara has begun in the premises of National Assembly where he was buried in August 2019