Africa Gambia After a long delay, the results of the Gambia Basic Education Certificate Examination have been released by the West African Examinations Council and will be made public today during a press conference of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
Africa Gambia 26.368 people are currently living with HIV, which remains a major public health problem, revealed Lamin Badjie, monitoring and evaluation specialist at the National AIDS Secretariat
Africa Gambia The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment has condemned the illegal recruitment of Gambian nationals to work in Spain, who took advantage of the bilateral agreement concluded by the two countries AGENZIE RAGGIRANO
Africa Gambia The Justice Minister defended the new draft of the Constitution, a reform considered essential by international partners in order to guarantee political stability for the country and which should be voted on in 2025
Africa Gambia The National Rice Growers Association, with support from Project ROOTS, organized a regional dialogue day with rice growers on how to facilitate socio-economic access, networking, and access to services
Africa Gambia The Shelter for Improvement project for children, initiated by First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, was handed over to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare
Africa Gambia A toiletries factory was opened in the country for the first time and is located in Kamalo
Africa Gambia The Gambian delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament presented the national government's report on economic growth, youth development, climate resilience and macroeconomic convergence
Africa Gambia Maternal mortality rate is still high in the country, indicates Gambia Medical Research Council, together with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: surveys of 2019-2020 report 289 deaths per 100.000 live birth
Africa Gambia Gambian lawmakers approved recommendations presented by the Joint Commission on Health and Gender Issues to maintain the ban on female genital mutilation in the country ahead of a vote later this month on potential decriminalisation
Africa Gambia Follow-up of influential community leaders, women's representatives and village development committees on implementation of surveillance and risk communication was initiated with IOM support
Africa Gambia The Gambian Manufacturers Association has welcomed the government's decision to increase tariffs on cement sacks imported from abroad
Africa Gambia Ndey Rose Sarr, UNFPA representative in The Gambia, stated that female genital mutilation is harmful and a violation of human rights, sexual rights and children's rights that should not be allowed by the country