Lawyer Alhahjie FaFa Edrissa M’bai has made The Gambia and Africa proud. As an invited participant in the International Conference organised by The World Muslim Communities Council on Islamic Unity: Concept, Opportunities and Challenges in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 8/9 May 2022, his presentation on The Historical Grandeur of Islam, Contemporary Challenges of The Muslim ‘Umma’ and Solutions was hailed as a brilliant scholarly contribution to the success of the Conference.
Among those present was the distinguished Islamic scholar and cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Hydara Jailani; a bloodline descendant of Sheikh Abdoul Khadiri Jilani ( R A) who facilitated FaFa’s invitation “and was with us as well as the Imam Rateeb of Gunjur and veteran President of The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council, Alhajie Muhamad Lamin Touray, and my humble self, Sheikh Taha Muhammad Ceesay , Abu Dhabi.”
The Honorable Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Mr Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, has described the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as the most important trade tool in Africa today.
The Honourable Foreign Minister on Sunday 14 February delivered a Special Message from the President of Republic of The Gambia, H.E. President Adama Barrow to the Emir of the State of Qatar, H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. The Foreign Minister, Dr. Mamadou Tangara is in Qatar as a Special Envoy of H.E. Adama Barrow.
At Kerr Katim village in Nyamina West, the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) leader lawyer Ousainou Darboe expressed solidarity with the community for lack of clean water.
During the official state funeral service of late Ebrima Solo Sandeng held yesterday at the Never Again Arch in Banjul, the leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) lawyer Ousainou Darboe stated that it would have been more befitting tribute to the deceased if the government could legislate good electoral laws and manifest freedom and democracy.
