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.
In a controversial move on Friday, December 6, the National Assembly of Senegal revoked the mandate of Barthélémy Dias, the mayor of Dakar and leader of the Sàmm sa Kàddu coalition during the recent early legislative elections.
Gambia.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Nyima Sillah, a journalist with The Voice Newspaper, has achieved a milestone in her burgeoning career, being named the second runner-up in the 2024 Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) Journalist of the Year Award in the print category.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Honourable Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology (MoHERST), Prof. Pierre Gomez, on Friday, December 6, 2024, presided over a landmark event—the awarding of Gambia Government scholarships to 18 faculty members from the country’s public universities.
In the span of just a few days, an offensive led by an Islamist rebel group has captured two of Syria’s largest cities, Aleppo and Hama. Now, the rebels have set their sights on the city of Homs, a strategic choke point between rebel-controlled areas in the north and the capital, Damascus.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – Barthélémy Dias, a prominent Senegalese politician and leader of the Samm Sa Kaddu parliamentary list, has been officially removed from the National Assembly. The decision, taken by the parliamentary office at the request of the Ministry of Justice, was announced on Friday by the President of the National Assembly, El Malick Ndiaye.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia ) – The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has warmly welcomed Captain Nabe M. Bangura, who recently returned home after successfully graduating as a Microbiologist and Laboratory Scientist from Gulhane Research and Teaching Hospital, one of the most prestigious universities in Ankara, Türkiye.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Global shipping giant CMA CGM has announced the implementation of a Port Congestion Surcharge (PCS) for cargo shipments destined for Banjul, The Gambia, citing ongoing logistical challenges at the port. The surcharge will come into effect on December 15, 2024, and will apply exclusively to dry cargo transported from the Far East, including China, Hong Kong & Macau SAR, North East Asia, and South East Asia. The surcharge is set at USD 500 per container.