FIFA World cup – Burundi Stop Gambia to Make Winning Start in Qualifiers
November 17, 2023
The Gambian Scorpions kicked off their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a 3-2 defeat to Burundi on Thursday.
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Opinion – Africa Does not Forget its Slavery Reparations Grievances
November 17, 2023
A conference held this week in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on claims for compensation for the slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries has gone virtually unnoticed in Europe and the United States.
Inquest – Pregnant Gambian Women Coerced Guinea Pigs in Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine Trial
November 16, 2023
Pregnant women, including some Gambians, have been involved in clinical trials for Pfizer’s maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine since 2019. Nevertheless, a study conducted by the British weekly peer-reviewed medical journal BMJ has shown that many of the trial participants were not informed by Pfizer about the nature of the vaccine they were vaccinated against, and that the trial of a comparable GSK vaccine was halted due to safety concerns regarding preterm birth.
OIC Banjul Summit – A New Date for a Fourth Reschedule
November 16, 2023
President Adama Barrow has now announced that The Gambia’s hosting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which had been rescheduled three times since 2020, will now take place on May 4th of next year.
World Cup qualifiers – Scorpions Take on Burundi in Match Day one
November 16, 2023
Burundi and Gambia will meet early today on the first day of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Both teams are in Group F, which also includes the Seychelles, Kenya, Gabon, and Ivory Coast.
GCAA Hires UK-based Company to Replace the DVOR and DME at Yundum Airport.
November 16, 2023
The Gambian Civil Aviation Authority has awarded a contract to Systems Interface (SIL) of the United Kingdom to design, supply, install, and commission a replacement Doppler VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (DVOR) and co-located Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) at Banjul International Airport in The Gambia.
Hainan – Minister Demba Sabally Dithyrambic on China Agric Support to The Gambia
November 16, 2023
Demba Sabally, Gambia’s Minister of agriculture, has praised China’s aid and assistance projects to his country as “extremely meaningful” and have begun to transform his country’s agricultural sector and farmer population.
Inflation in Nigeria Peaks at 27.33% For October
November 16, 2023
Lagos (Nigeria) – Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that the headline inflation rate for October 2023, increased to 27.33% relative to the September 2023 headline inflation rate which was 26.72%.
The Disruptive Lab: The Epicenter of Technological Innovation in The Gambia
November 16, 2023
The Disruptive Lab has established itself as a driver of innovation for young entrepreneurs in the
Guinea – Junta Leader Fires Intel Chief and Four Senior Army Officers
November 16, 2023
Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, the leader of Guinea’s military junta, has fired Ansoumane Kamus Camara, the head of his country’s intelligence services, up until this point.
