Gambiaj.com – (BISSAU) – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo recently announced a postponement of the early legislative elections originally scheduled for November 24, deepening uncertainty in the politically fragile West African nation.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – The death of former Senegalese Minister of Finance Mamadou Moustapha Ba is not natural. So says a Dakar prosecutor’s statement, shared in a press release obtained by The Gambia Journal that cites autopsy results “revealing several elements likely to attest that the death is not natural.”
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – The legislative campaign in Senegal is intensifying as Prime Minister Ousmane
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 – (DAKAR, Senegal) – The Senegalese government has opened an official investigation into the recent death of former Minister of Finance and Budget, Mamadou Moustapha Ba, following his passing in France on Monday.
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 – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – As part of ongoing efforts to develop a national online safety policy for children and vulnerable groups, The Gambia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy held a seminar on Friday with internet service providers, GSM operators, content developers, and other key stakeholders.
Gambiaj.com – (Bangkok, Thailand) – Senegalese MMA wrestler “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane promised to be the first athlete to defeat the historic three-division king, Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin, claim the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Title, and become Africa’s first ONE World Champion.
Gambiaj.com (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Gambia has officially joined the Establishment Agreement of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development impact investment arm of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
A penalty clause required FAR to pay $22 million if it failed to meet this obligation. FAR argued for both an extension and a waiver of the penalty, citing previous drilling efforts and a promised technical review. This review was never delivered. Jerreh Barrow, however, recommended granting FAR’s request and waiving the penalty, a decision supported by the Petroleum Negotiation Committee and approved by the Petroleum Minister, despite the lack of independent verification of FAR’s work.