(Gambiaj.com – BANJUL, The Gambia) – Tensions have escalated between The Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs over delayed payments for Senior Secondary School (SSS) Board salaries and School Improvement Grants (SIG) for mission schools as teachers prepare to strike on Monday, December 2, 2024.
On December 1, 1944, the Thiaroye military camp in Dakar witnessed brutal violence against Senegalese riflemen demanding unpaid wages. Despite being ignored in France, the massacre remains haunting both nations.
Gambiaj.com – (COTONOU, Benin) – Economic growth in West Africa is projected to accelerate in the coming years, with the average rate expected to rise from 3.2% in 2023 to 4% in 2024 and 4.4% in 2025, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). While these figures paint an encouraging picture, they obscure deep-seated socio-economic challenges that hinder equitable development across the region.
The Tourism Security Unit (TSU) of The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has arrested and detained a police officer from the Police Intervention Unit in Kanifing following allegations of gross misconduct at the Tourism Development Area in Senegambia. The incident occurred on Thursday, November 28, 2024, prompting swift action by law enforcement authorities.
Gambiaj.com – (HECKMONDWIKE, United Kingdom) – Lamin Manneh, a Gambian national, has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison for orchestrating a scheme that helped hundreds of people enter the UK illegally using forged documents. The 49-year-old, who operated under the alias “Marcus112,” was described as the central figure in a sophisticated operation to falsify passports and visas for financial gain.
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall resigns as a deputy in the National Assembly following recent legislative elections, expressing gratitude and commitment to democratic principles.
The Managing Director of Techniques Limited, Daryoush Neyestani, testified on Thursday before the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, seeking an order compelling Comium GSM to settle a two-year rent payment.
High global demand for African hardwood is causing illegal logging, costing African countries up to $17 billion annually, making rosewood the most trafficked wildlife product globally.
Chad’s government abruptly ended a defense cooperation agreement with former colonial power France, issuing the unexpected announcement just a few hours after a meeting of the foreign ministers of the two countries.
The Minister of Interior, Abdoulie Sanyang, has underscored The Gambia’s commitment to combating corruption at both national and international levels at the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies of OIC Member States in Doha, Qatar.
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