Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – A recent study conducted in rural areas of The Gambia, published in BMC Public Health, explores the severe effects of water insecurity on households in Kiang West and Basse and highlights various coping strategies that rural residents employ to mitigate the impact of frequent water shortages.
Gambiaj.com – (Kololi, The Gambia) – Members of The Gambia’s National Coordination Mechanism on Migration (NCM) have gathered for a pivotal training session on the Global Compact for Migration (GCM).
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Gambia’s Ministry of Interior (MOI), in collaboration with the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), the American Bar Association, and other key stakeholders, convened a workshop to advance the implementation of the National Victims and Witness Protection Policy.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) — The 50 million dalasis defamation lawsuit filed by Gambian Minister of Environment, Rohey John Manjang, against investigative journalist Kebba Ansu Manneh of The Alkamba Times (TAT) was adjourned today by the High Court to December 12, as both parties expressed an interest in pursuing an out-of-court settlement.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – A new study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology sheds light on chronic hepatitis B (HBV) among asymptomatic adults in Africa, particularly highlighting that the need to expand antiviral treatment may not be as urgent as previously thought.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Bakau police are actively investigating a case of alleged theft involving “used transformers” stolen from the NAWEC Fajara Booster Station, with the probe revealing suspected collusion among an employee of NAWEC and contracted security personnel.
Gambiaj.com – (BRUFUT, The Gambia) – A 57-year-old Belgian man, Eric Frans T. de Lucke, was discovered dead on Saturday, November 9, 2024, in what authorities are initially treating as an alleged suicide.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – Nabou Léye, a dancer who had been held on remand since August 28 under suspicion of criminal associations and complicity in the grisly double murder at Pikine Technopole, has been granted bail.
The water shortage issue at EFSTH reflects a larger crisis gripping Banjul, where outdated infrastructure, including three major water tanks at strategic locations—opposite Mile 2 Prisons, Crab Island School, and Grant Street—has exacerbated the city’s water scarcity.
Most states support negotiations for a treaty. But the Sixth Committee usually makes decisions based on consensus. It is thus crucial to have as many states as possible publicly support formal treaty negotiations to help dissuade the small minority of opponents from blocking forward movement.
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