Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dawda Jallow, has announced that security officials occupying positions and individuals holding sensitive information within the government will undergo vetting under the proposed National Vetting Agency.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) Alioune Tine, president of the Afrikajom Centre, has called upon President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to ensure the completion of agreements signed with Diakaye.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The National Assembly convenes its second ordinary session of the 2024 legislative year today, delving into pivotal discussions on a range of significant bills. The session will certainly spark rigorous debate and engagement on pressing national issues.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – In his first interview with the Senegalese media since assuming office, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye discussed the major political issues shaping the nation’s landscape. As he marked his first 100 days in power, the president offered candid insights into his administration’s actions and future plans.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – President Adama Barrow has made notable changes to his cabinet after he accepted, today, the resignation of Honourable Haddy Jatou Sey, the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education.
Gambiaj.com – Dakar – In a scathing interview on Dakar’s private radio station RFM, Aliou Sall, the brother-in-law of Senegal’s former first lady, Marième Faye Sall, and ex-mayor of Guédiawaye, openly criticized his brother-in-law, Mansour Faye, revealing deep rifts within the family of former President Macky Sall.
High on the agenda was Ghana’s request for The Gambia’s support for Ghana’s candidate, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, in the race for the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) — Haddy Jatou Sey, the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (MOBSE), has resigned from her position less than six months after assuming office. Her resignation reportedly stems from her refusal to renounce her U.S. citizenship, according to sources close to the matter. The government has yet to issue an official statement regarding the resignation.
Gambiaj.com – (Washington D.C., USA) – President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his intent to nominate Stephanie A. Miley to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of The Gambia. This nomination underscores the administration’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic relations with the West African nation.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Gambia’s National Assembly witnessed a dramatic vote on a highly contentious issue—the potential repeal of the ban on Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision (FGM/C).
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