Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Gambia Armed Forces has confirmed that soldiers from the State Guards Battalion stationed in Mankamang Kunda, the native village of President Adama Barrow, were involved in a fatal road traffic accident on Thursday, August 15, 2024.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Government of The Gambia has officially announced its decision to re-gazette the Draft Constitution, a crucial step toward its presentation before the National Assembly. The Draft Constitution, which was originally presented by the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) on March 30, 2020, has undergone a thorough review by the government.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – Adama Faye, the brother of Senegal’s former First Lady, Marième Faye Sall, has been arrested by the Gendarmerie Research Section. His arrest comes amid an ongoing investigation into a financial dispute involving the sale of land in Dakar, in which he and other family members are implicated.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – On Friday, August 9, 2024, ex-Brigadier General Bora Colley, a former senior officer of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and an alleged member of the notorious Junglers unit, voluntarily surrendered to military authorities after years on the run.
Gambiaj.com – (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) – Hon. Ousman Sillah, Secretary General of the Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET), recently participated in the drafting of the Revised Continental Strategy for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 2025-34 at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Gambiaj.com – (ACCRA, Ghana) – A delegation from The Gambia’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment is currently in Ghana to gain insights into the country’s expertise in fair wages and salary management.
Gambiaj.com – (MANSAKONKO, The Gambia) – In a significant development aimed at resolving ongoing tensions and
Gambiaj.com – (BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso) – In a startling move reflecting the intensifying crackdown on dissent, the regime of Captain Ibrahim Traoré has ordered several key judicial figures to serve on the frontlines of Burkina Faso’s ongoing conflict with armed rebels.
Gambiaj.com – (Banjul, The Gambia) – In a concerted effort to create a safer environment for children and to protect them from violence, abuse, and exploitation, ChildFund Gambia recently hosted a critical convergence focused on addressing violence against children, with a particular emphasis on female genital mutilation (FGM).
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – A five-day workshop focused on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in The Gambia is currently underway. Organized by the Department of Fisheries in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the workshop is part of ongoing efforts to implement the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) and develop a technical working group to tackle IUU fishing.