Africa Gambia 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"
Africa Gambia 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
Africa 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
Africa Gambia 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
Africa Gambia India claimed that the four cough syrups linked to the deaths of dozens of children in the country were found to 'meet safety specifications' following a series of tests carried out by Indian authorities, denying WHO allegations
Africa Gambia Belgian Friends of The Gambia, an international organisation, donated to 47 sponsored students attending the Nyodema Kindergarten and Bakoteh Annex Lower Basic School 33 50kg bags of rice, educational, health and agricultural items
Africa Gambia PF Initiative, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and with the support of UNFPA, launched the SpeakOut campaign to end sexual and gender-based violence and to raise awareness about the "1313" helpline
Africa Gambia Educational authorities have spoken out against 'religious intolerance' in the country's educational facilities, referring in particular to a controversy over religious clothing in the country's top secondary school
Africa Gambia After a long hiatus, Ministry of Tourism and Culture and National Centre for Arts and Culture, in collaboration with Gambia Fashion Designers Association and Biddy's Promotion, will organise the national Miss Gambia pageant in December
Africa Gambia President Barrow and several government officials thanked Qatar Charity for providing emergency aid to those affected by the torrential rains and floods that recently hit the country, with over 18.000 people benefitting from the aid
Africa Gambia The country has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to eliminate some cough and cold syrups that have been blamed for the deaths of 66 children from kidney failure in the past three months
Africa Gambia A National Road Safety Strategy 2020-2030, aiming at reducing road accidents, has been developed in conjunction with the National Transport Policy 2018-2027 by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure
Africa Gambia Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources of the National Assembly, in collaboration with stakeholders, held the first meeting of the steering committee on gender mainstreaming to strengthen the capacities of small businesses in the country