Gambia

The Belt and Road cooperation plan was signed with China to align development strategies, expand infrastructure, trade and investment projects aiming to boost connectivity, economic growth and long-term development cooperation

The fight against corruption should be a top national priority, affirmed the Centre for Policy Research and Strategic Studies CepRass, warning that persistent graft threatens economic growth and public trust in institutions

Hope for Health Foundation has been launched; focusing on preventive care and supporting local health workers to serve communities more effectively and sustainably, it will guarantee better, sooner access to care especially in underprivileged environments

The Gambia Tobacco Industry Monitoring Team completed a capacity-building refreshment to strengthen surveillance and intelligence sharing of industry activities as the country intensifies safeguard of public health policies from industry interference

West Africa Livestock Innovation Center WALIC under the Ministry of Agriculture handed over 30 high-quality breeding bulls to livestock registered associations for multipliers; a tour of the facility and outreach center was organized on the occasion

BSIC, Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l’Investissement et le Commerce, has donated essential sanitary and personal care items to female inmates at the Mile II Central Prison, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives

A boat carrying around 300 migrants from The Gambia disappeared in the Atlantic while attempting to reach the Canary Islands, with no confirmed sightings after departure, raising fears of a major maritime tragedy along the West African migration route

A fire ravaged Farafenni magistrate’s court, burning case file, reducing records and documents into ashes; news is reported by The Standard in an interview with a clerk who confirmed the cause is still unclear and such an incident never happened before

The Gambia Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Seedy KM Keita, has formally assumed the chairmanship of the African Caucus of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank

Police physically removed Auditor General Modou Ceesay from his office after he refused to give up the post, following a reshuffle by President Barrow; Ceesay's lawyer will file a case before the Supreme Court to challenge the ‘illegal and forceful’ act

Chaos spread at the Kanifing court as Police Intervention Unit officers fired tear gas to push back youths demanding the release of 23 protesters charged with holding a procession in a public place without licence from the IGP; all of them deny charges

$19,93 million grant funding for the Resilience Building – Vulnerable Youth and Women Support Project, designed to improve basic social services for underserved communities in The Gambia and prevent drivers of conflict, has been approved by the AFDB