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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.

NAWEC Meets Pre-qualified Eligible Power Producers Three Years After Launching an RFQ

November 15, 2023

NAWEC, The Gambia’s national utility company, held a pre-bid meeting on Monday to build “a state of the art 30MW dual fuel (HFO/GAS) facility in Kotu.” According to NAWEC officials, Tuesday’s pre-bid meeting allowed NAWEC’s management and its external consultants to interact with the pre-bidding qualified firms as well as walk them through the required final bidding processes.

Opinion – Africa: The Epicenter of International Terrorism

November 15, 2023

America’s Global War on Terror has seen its share of stalemates, disasters, and outright defeats. During 20-plus years of armed interventions, the United States has watched its efforts implode in spectacular fashion, from Iraq in 2014 to Afghanistan in 2021. The greatest failure of its “Forever Wars,” however, may not be in the Middle East, but in Africa.

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Inquest – Pregnant Gambian Women Coerced Guinea Pigs in Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine Trial

OIC Banjul Summit – A New Date for a Fourth Reschedule

World Cup qualifiers – Scorpions Take on Burundi in Match Day one

GCAA Hires UK-based Company to Replace the DVOR and DME at Yundum Airport.

Hainan – Minister Demba Sabally Dithyrambic on China Agric Support to The Gambia

Inflation in Nigeria Peaks at 27.33% For October

The Disruptive Lab: The Epicenter of Technological Innovation in The Gambia

Guinea – Junta Leader Fires Intel Chief and Four Senior Army Officers

NAWEC Meets Pre-qualified Eligible Power Producers Three Years After Launching an RFQ

Opinion – Africa: The Epicenter of International Terrorism

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