The Gambia is better than African countries such as Senegal, Rwanda, Tunisia, South Africa, Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Morocco, and Tanzania.
For the past years since the government of President Adama Barrow took office in 2017, many corruption allegations have been raised by the media and civil society organisations, alleging some top government officials of corruption and misuse of government resources in their respective institutions.
Despite President Barrow's quest to eradicate corruption during this tenure as President, many believe corruption is more rampant in his government than the former President Yahya Jammeh's era, who fires any suspected corrupt public officer and send them behind bars.
In order to change his government's path to development, President Barrow recently reshuffled his cabinet as he pledged transformative reforms in the public sector.
The governor of North Bank Region (NBR) has reiterated government’s call for the restoration of the disappearing vegetation cover of the region through the planting of indigenous and utility trees as a token of heritage for the coming generation.
The founding father and the former president of the Supreme Islamic Council (SIC) Sheikh Alhagie Banding Drammeh has passed away at his home in Brikama on Thursday after suffering from a long illness.
At least three students have been expelled by the Apple Tree International School, alleging act of misconduct.
DAKAR, June 3 (Reuters) - The death toll from anti-government protests in Senegal has risen to 15, police said on Saturday, as authorities in the capital Dakar began to clear up debris and secure looted shops after two days of unrest.
