Senegal confirms 94 new cases of covid-19
Jun 15, 2020, 12:07 PM
The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to strengthen GWCC’s capacity to support women entrepreneurs across The Gambia.
The MOU would support the roll out of programmes related to advocacy on procurement and opportunities, as well as creating business linkages through B2B meetings. A regional chapter would be established across all regions in The Gambia to assist women in rural areas with local trainings and facilitate access to procurement opportunities as well.
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Senegalese journalist faces criminal charges
Jun 18, 2020, 12:08 PM
Journalist Cheikh Yerim Seck will be charged and placed under judicial supervision, local media in Senegal announced. According to Iradio, it will be after his face-to-face meeting with a judge.
Armed robbers injure PIU officer, escape with over 9m CFA
Jul 1, 2020, 12:34 PM
Armed robbers have reportedly struck at Kerr Pateh village in the North Bank Region and injured one Cpl. Mboge Bam, an officer of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) who was posted at the PIU base of the said village, The Point has been reliably informed.
Barrow tasks new SG, others to contribute to government machinery
Jun 5, 2020, 11:53 AM
President Adama Barrow has challenged the newly appointed secretary general and head of the Civil Service alongside other appointees to contribute significantly in improving government’s machinery and operations in accordance with the legal and governance frameworks that guide service delivery in the country.
African Agric ministers brainstorm covid-19 impact on food security, nutrition
May 20, 2020, 12:35 PM
Ministers for Agriculture of the African Union (AU) Member States and their key partners held a virtual meeting 16 April 2020 on the impact of covid-19 on Food Security and Nutrition in Africa.
Gambia to experience above normal rainy season
Jun 1, 2020, 11:23 AM
In anticipation of the rainy season, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has forecast the 2020 seasonal rainfall in most parts of the country to be “above normal rainy season”.
‘Bissau Guinean committed suicide because of frustration’
Jun 8, 2020, 11:27 AM
Kebba Sambou, a pest controller, on the 3rd June, 2020, told the coroner inquest presided over by Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie that Januaro Wande Beducande Findon, a Guinea Bissau national, committed suicide because of frustration.
W/African collabo tackles corruption, good governance
Apr 24, 2020, 10:52 AM
Yiaga Africa and the African Movement for Democracy, with the support of the World Movement for Democracy, have released an album called “Music as a Messenger of Democracy”.