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US Embassy Selects Eight Gambians for 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship

Public Notice. Banjul The Gambia- The United States Embassy in Banjul announces the selection of eight young Gambians to participate in the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in The United States. The Fellows are: Fatou Juka Darboe, Fatoumata Binta Jallow (Fatima Jallow-Meilid), Menggeh Lowe, Marang Sanyang , […]

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Top Gambian female international banker joins WABA delegation received by President Buhari on Tuesday

Mrs Aina Wright Moore, the Managing Director of Eco Bank, Sierra Leone, who doubles as the current 1st Vice President of the West African Bankers Association (WABA), was among the high-level West Africa Bankers delegation that met President Muhammadou Buhari at Aso Rock, Nigeria’s State House on Tuesday. According to […]

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GIZ, GPST organize training for 20 police officers on investigation of Sexual & Gender-Based Violence cases

The GIZ Police programme, Police Programme Africa: Joint German-EU Support to the Gambia Police Force in partnership with the German Police Support Team (GPST) on Monday, 16th May  2022  began nine (9) days of training on the Investigation of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) for 20 officers of the Gambia […]

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Trade Union movement demands justice following the killing of Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

The trade union movement in the MENA region and around the world is saddened by the terrible loss of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who worked for Al Jazeera Network for over two decades. She was shot dead by Israeli soldiers while covering their raid on the occupied West Bank […]