Gambiaj.com – The Secretary-General of the Organization of Southern Cooperation (OSC), Sheikh Manssour Bin Mussallam, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of the Republic of The Gambia, Professor Pierre GOMEZ, at the OSC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In a shocking revelation earlier in January, a disturbing scene unfolded in Sierra Leone as reports emerged of youth digging up
Shakina Chinedu, a 60-year-old British citizen who had been residing in The Gambia since 2017, tragically met her demise as her
In a significant development amidst political turmoil, a group of activists who had been detained for several months on various charges related to political activities were temporarily released on Thursday, as confirmed by one of their lawyers to the Senegalese news agency APS.
Gambiaj.com – Two years after a shocking discovery at Gatwick Airport, the identity of a man found frozen in the right-hand wheel of a jet that had arrived from Banjul in The Gambia remains a mystery. The British coroner’s court of West Sussex determined on Wednesday that the man had died of hypothermia.
Gambiaj.com – The European Union’s imposition of visa sanctions on The Gambia, aimed at compelling cooperation on deportations, seems to have led to a new willingness to accept deportation flights from EU states. The Gambia is the only country against which the EU has implemented visa sanctions, which were introduced by amendments to the EU Visa Code in 2019.
The National Coordinating Organization for Farmers Association, the Gambia (NACOFAG), has undertaken a significant initiative to sensitize local government authorities on preventing gender-based violence (GBV) and enhancing women’s access to land.
Gambiaj.com – The National Mental Health Program, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, recently organized an awareness forum for members of the National Assembly in The Gambia. The forum aimed to shed light on the Mental Health Bill 2019, which is yet to be enacted, and to rally support from lawmakers for its implementation.
In a dramatic turn of events, the Tambacounda Gendarmerie has busted a fraudulent scheme involving a Gambian Mallam, A. C., and his Senegalese accomplice, F. B. Diallo. The duo stands accused of charlatanism, fraud totaling 6,100,000 CFA francs, and possession of counterfeit banknotes.
The murder trial in the case of State vs Ousainou Bojang and his sister Amie Bojang continued today as Detective Ebou Sowe concluded his cross-examination. The court proceedings saw various legal representatives present, including the Director of Public Prosecution A.M. Yusuf, A. Drammeh for the State, Counsel J Darboe for the first accused, and Counsel L. Mboge and O. Senghore for the second accused.
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