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Gambia migrates to 9-digit mobile numbers: Africell to expand number capacity to 100 million

Africell Gambia is set to expand its telephone numbering capacity from about 2.5 million to 100 million numbers, as the operator begins a major numbering migration on September 4, 2026. The expansion, according to Africell Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hussein Diab, is being driven by the rapid growth of mobile phone usage in The Gambia and the near exhaustion of the country’s existing pool of telephone numbers.

Sep 4, 2026 • Makutu Manneh

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President Xi calls on SCO leaders to prioritize development and foster universal security

His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of The People’s Republic of China, has called on heads of states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to prioritize development and security to usher in a future of shared prosperity and foster an environment of universal security. President Xi made this call on Tuesday 1 September 2016 at the 26th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, a summit held in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.

Sep 4, 2026 • Adama Jallow

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