Gambia

In an effort to ensure a better understanding of the national intangible cultural heritage, the National Centre for Arts and Culture recently organised a training in collaboration with UNESCO

Gambian from the University of Cambridge, entrepreneur and owner of Rahma Foods in The Gambia, Alassan Gent Ceesay, will chair this year's Africa Together Conference to be held from 12 to 14 May at the prestigious University of Cambridge, England

President Adama Barrow received the IMF Chief of Mission who informed him that The Gambia, for the first time, has reached the final stage of the IMF programme on a positive note

The ASB Clinic, commonly called the German Clinic, commemorated 20 years of humanitarian service in The Gambia, offering most of its services free of charge

The European Investment Bank has signed a cooperation agreement to promote sustainable investment in The Gambia as part of the EU's Global Gateway strategy

Controversy erupted after one of the contestants at the country's recent beauty contest showed up wearing the typical costume of the kankurang, an initiation rite considered a Unesco World Heritage Site, but linked to male circumcision ceremonies

President Adama Barrow said a special tribunal should be set up to try those named in the enquiry report that examined crimes committed under the previous government of Yayha Jammeh

More than 1.000 onion beds are in danger of dying in Jariumeh Koto village due to lack of water; women gardeners in Jariumeh Koto said there has not been enough water for their beds for three weeks

The country has agreed with Senegal to strengthen cultural relations, under the terms of a cooperation agreement signed yesterday by the two countries, which covers in particular the organisation of a "Week of Friendship and Fraternity"

Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs has stated that "the country is now recognised as one of the highest recipients of remittances per capita in the world" based on significant improvement in data collection by Central Bank of Gambia

President of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has promised to maintain a stronger partnership with the Gambian government and businesses in 2023 to record greater growth and development in the public and private sectors and the national economy

To make the National Endowment Fund for Arts and Culture operational and improve the funding of arts and culture programmes, the government is working with Unesco to create a dedicated fund