Fatoumatta: Ghanian author Ayi Kwei Armah, in ‘The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born’ (1968), describes the chichidodo bird that detests excrement profoundly but feeds solely on maggots, which thrive best within a lavatory. This paradoxical behavior symbolizes the bird. The chichidodo, native to parts of Ghana, abhors human waste […]
The Gambia has joined countries around the world to commemorate “World Metrology Day” with the theme: “we measure today for a sustainable tomorrow”. About World Metrology Day This day was chosen in recognition of the signing of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875 in Paris, France. This date […]
by Al Jazeera DRC Congo – Three people have been reported killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DR Congo) capital following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a top politician – an incident the army described as an attempted coup. Two police officers and […]
Welcome to the maiden edition of the Recap on LamToro News. As stated earlier, this is a weekly column that summarizes the major activities of the security services sector in The Gambia every Friday. In our today‘s edition we summarized for our readers, some major events that occured and activities embarked […]