Tag: government

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How can Gambia make a difference as the new OIC Chair?

I’d like to extend my congratulations to the Government and people of Gambia for hosting the 15th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit, despite the logistical challenges that led to the postponement of the Summit at least three times. It’s a proud moment for every patriotic citizen that our country […]

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After the OIC summit -what next?

By D. A. Jawo The much anticipated summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the past five years, has finally come to a successful conclusion, some people would say. While success is a relative term in this instance, but the very fact that it happened against all the […]

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WPFD 2024 Theme: “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis”

Fatoumatta: Worldwide, governments and press organizations mark World Press Freedom Day with significant fanfare, including issuing statements, holding symposia, and organizing marches. Has President Adama Barrow or his Information and Propaganda Minister made any statements commemorating World Press Freedom Day in The Gambia? On this day, governments, ministers responsible for […]

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SENEGAL: Major General El Hadji Daouda Niang appointed as new National Intelligence Chief

The President of Senegal HE Bassirou Diomaye Faye has on 24th April 2024 appointed Major General El Hadji Daouda Niang as the new Director General of Senegal‘s Intelligence Agency, a position widely referred Délégation générale au Renseignement national (DNR). General Niang replaces the former Commander of the National Gendarmerie, Lieutenant General […]