Africa Gambia The National Council for Civic Education wants to reverse the trend of low voter turnout with an aggressive and robust campaign on radio, television and online to urge all registered voters to vote in this year's scheduled elections
Africa Gambia 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
Africa Gambia 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
Africa Gambia 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
Africa Gambia 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