Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – As the Commonwealth prepares for its upcoming Secretary-General election, set to take place during the heads of state or ministerial representatives meeting in Samoa starting October 21, 2024, the race is heating up with candidates from Lesotho, Ghana, and The Gambia vying for the prestigious role.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – In a strategic move that underscores the deepening rift between Senegal’s executive and legislative branches, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has set September 13 as the date for Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s General Policy Declaration (DPG).
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – On September 5th, President Adama Barrow’s cabinet was briefed on the preliminary data gathered during The Gambia’s 2024 Population and Housing Census. The census, which was conducted from May 25 to June 14, 2024, marked the country’s first-ever digital census.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – In an interview on West Coast Radio’s Coffee Time with Peter Gomez, Cherno Njie, a prominent Gambian diaspora figure, voiced his concerns over the ongoing debate surrounding Gambia’s draft constitution, emphasizing the need for key provisions to be maintained.
A notable feature of this passport is its electronic chip, which collects and stores data. However, it does not include the traditional wording or the ECOWAS logo.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – A coalition of concerned Gambians and Commonwealth citizens has voiced strong opposition to the candidacy of Mamadou Tangara, The Gambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad, for the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – In a significant move toward enhancing transparency and accountability in The Gambia, the Chairperson and members of the newly established Access to Information (ATI) Commission were officially sworn in today.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – In a high-stakes inquiry before The Gambia’s National Assembly, former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum, Amie Njie, distanced herself from a controversial policy linked to a $30 million Russian oil deal.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The new draft constitution currently under debate in The Gambia has sparked controversy by omitting a key provision from the 2020 draft that allowed both natural and juristic persons, regardless of nationality, the right to own and operate media outlets in the country.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has defiantly dismissed a motion of censure put forward by the Benno Bokk Yaakaar (BBY) parliamentary majority, aimed at toppling his government.
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