Africa Gambia Since 25 May 2024, Africa Liberation Day, fell on a Saturday, the President of the Republic of The Gambia declared today, Monday 27 May 2024 a public holiday throughout the country
Africa Gambia The Medicines Control Agency and stakeholders conducted a mass disposal operation of a large quantity of seized, illegally imported or expired medical products found in unauthorized premises
Africa Gambia Director General of the State Intelligence Services and National Security Advisor of the country stated that the fight against terrorism must be approached from a multidimensional perspective that includes addressing the causes and triggers
Africa Gambia The National Water and Electronic Company, with funding from the World Bank, laid the foundation stone of a $66 million electricity project called ECOREAP, which will electrify over 298 communities
Africa Gambia A warning to the public regarding illegal land sales and transactions within the Koto Balli Community Forest has been jointly issued by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources and the one of Lands and Regional Government Affairs
Africa Gambia ChildFund Gambia donated 1.000 solar lamps and two 40-foot containers loaded with additional textbooks to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for later distribution to schools throughout the region
Africa Gambia The plan to lift the ban on female genital mutilation in The Gambia, which outlawed the practice in 2015, risks setting a "dangerous precedent," UN representatives have warned
Africa Gambia Food supplies are enough to cover the month of Ramadan and even beyond - Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof said
Africa Gambia Parliament in Banjul has begun discussing a bill that aims to repeal the ban on the practice of female genital mutilation introduced in 2015
Africa Gambia The Gambian Police, in collaboration with partners and stakeholders, held a validation of the five-year police strategic plan for the years 2024 to 2028
Africa Gambia The government and its partners launched a new project called 'IP+ Accelerator Program for women SMEs in the Gambia' that focuses on the use of intellectual property to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises
Africa Gambia Girls' Pride Gambia concluded a 20-day training programme for 25 Home Science teachers in the Lower River Region on how to make handmade reusable sanitary napkins and on menstrual health and hygiene management through games
Africa Gambia As the country prepares to host the 15th Organization of Islamic Cooperation Summit on 4 and 5 May 2024, the OIC Local Security Organising Committee presented the National Security Plan