Traveling through The Gambia, the pervasive sight and smell of burning plastic from makeshift dumpsites offer a stark reminder of the nation’s waste crisis. Outside tourist hotspots, beaches and waterways are choked with plastic, a growing environmental and public health concern.
The Public Ministry of Guinea-Bissau has requested 17-20 year prison sentences for five individuals arrested at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport with 2.6 tons of cocaine, scheduled for December 27, 2024.
Gambiaj.com (DAKAR, Senegal) – The newly dominant mechanical majority of Pastef in Senegal’s National Assembly wasted no time flexing its political muscle, targeting Barthélemy Dias by stripping him of his mandate as a deputy.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with Karim Wade, son of former President Abdoulaye Wade, to discuss political, economic, and social issues in Senegal during his official visit to Qatar.
Ghana’s vice president, Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat to opposition candidate John Dramani Mahama in the West African presidential election, indicating a vote of no-confidence in the government’s economic management.
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, who overthrew Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has rebranded himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance, dropping his nom de guerre and real name.
Damascus celebrates end of President Bashar Assad’s five-decade rule, with gunfire and crowds, raising hopes for new chapter but leaving lingering questions about Syria’s fractured future.
The World Bank’s International Debt Report, released on December 3, provides a negative outlook on The Gambia’s financial situation as of the end of 2023.
India’s DGFT has extended the export deadline for broken rice to Senegal and The Gambia by two months, allowing shipments through NCEL until January 31, 2025.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Judiciary of The Gambia has interdicted Chief Magistrate Pa Modou Njie of the Bundung Magistrates Court following his detention in connection with a drug-related matter. This marks the latest in a series of troubling developments implicating judicial and law enforcement officials in drug-related scandals.
