PRESS STATEMENT Muscat, Oman June 1, 2022 – The President of the Gambia Press Union (GPU), Muhammed S. Bah, is to serve a three-year term in the Gender Council of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Bah’s nomination by the GPU was accepted by the IFJ ahead of the 31st […]
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12 Gambians Released From Libyan Prisons To Be Repatriated
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has disclosed that twelve Gambian migrants who had already served a year imprisonment in Libya are to return to the country after engagement with Libyan authorities. “In April 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad engaged […]
President Barrow Pledges $100,000 at AU Humanitarian Summit
Press statement from State House. President Adama Barrow has pledged $100,000 on behalf of The Gambia at the African Union Humanitarian Summit towards the African Humanitarian Agency, an AU initiative to address humanitarian and other disasters on the continent. In announcing the pledge, President Barrow said he welcomed the initiative […]
Senegal’s Health Minister Sacked
President Macky Sall of Senegal has sacked his Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr effective, 26th May 2022. He is replaced by Dr. Marie Khemesse Ndiaye, the director-general of Public Health, a statement from Senegal’s Presidency stated. Mr. Sarr’s sacking came following a series of problems encountered in his ministry involving […]