March 16, 2023
Africa: Stakeholders Poise to Strengthen Apprenticeship Systems in Africa
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March 14, 2023
Africa: Africa Hit Hardest As Wildfires Burn 4.23 M Square Kilometres Per Year!
Wildfire--which for most of this century has each year scorched, seared, or incinerated an average of 4.23 million square kilometres of woodland or savannah -- is likely to become… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Africa: Illegal Fishing Spurs Billions in Losses for Developing Countries!
Developing countries are losing billions of dollars due to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which siphons off revenue through illicit financial flows, according… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Africa: Gambia Must Upset Mali to Maintain AFCON Qualification Aspirations
The Gambia must upset Mali in their third qualifier clash in March 2023 to maintain their 2024 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations qualification ambitions. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Africa: Africa and Its Marine Fisheries Resources!
The African marine fisheries sector is huge. It's valued at more than US$24 billion per year. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: Gambia U-20 Team Stanch to Reach Africa U-20 Youth Championship Semis
The Gambia U-20 team will be resolute to win all their matches to reach the semi-finals of the 2023 Total Energies Africa U-20 Youth Championship. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Africa: Anxiety as UK Court Rules to Deport Migrants to Rwanda
Hundreds of Senegambians in the United Kingdom are currently in a state of anxiety and unease as the High Court in London finally issued a verdict in favour of the government to… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: Good Morning Mr. President - Relationship Between Gambia and Senegal, U.S. With Africa
Mr. President, there is an urgent need to have a meeting between the Ministers of Defence and Interior of The Gambia and Senegal together with Chiefs of Defence Staff and Security… Read more »
Africa: U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit - Biden Selects 4 African Countries for New Partnerships
During his remarks at the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, United States President Joseph R. Biden announced the U.S. government's Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Board of… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Africa: U.S. - Africa Leaders' Forum Opens With Gambia Calling for Support to the Civil Society
Washington, D.C. 13 December, 2022: The 2nd US-Africa Leaders' Summit opened on Tuesday 13 December, 2022 at the Washington Convention Centre with The Gambia calling for greater… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Africa: Fulbe Africa to Stage 10th Int'l Cultural Fest
Fulbe Africa Organization (FA), an international cultural organisation is set to celebrate its 10th International Cultural Festival from 25-26th of December 2022 at Q-city. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Africa: Africa's Unreported Extreme Weather in 2022 and Climate Change!
From deadly floods in Nigeria to devastating drought in Somalia, Africa has faced a run of severe - and sometimes unprecedented - extreme weather events since the start of 2022. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: GID Boss Honored By Africa Security Watch for Exemplary Immigration Service
The Director General of The Gambia Immigration Department, Seedy M. Touray has been honoured by the Africa Security Watch with the Africa Security Watch's Golden Star Award for his… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: Gambia Hosts 17th Africa Security Watch Awards
On 11th November 2022, The Gambia hosted the 17th Africa Security Watch Awards in recognising Africa's best in security safety and governance. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: UK Prime Minister's Resignation a Lesson to African Leaders!
The resignation of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss barely 44 days after her election to deliver her mandate should send a clear signal to all world leaders particularly… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Africa: AfCFTA Eyes Expansion of Africa's Economy to U.S.$29 Trillion By 2050
According to some key facts on Trade and Human Rights disclosed by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the AfCFTA is designed to boost intra-African trade… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: Gambia's Productivity Increasing Ahead of AfCFTA Participation
As the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) promises broader and deeper economic integration that would attract investment, boost trade, provide better jobs, reduce… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Africa: OHCHR Recommends Explicit Recognition of AfCFTA On Women in Africa
As Human rights impact assessments, help identity, analyze, and monitor the impact of trade agreements on the environment and on the ability of people to enjoy human rights, the… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Africa: Researcher Discusses How Digital Materials Used to Assert Diasporic Consciousness of Proposed Afro-Brazilian Diaspora
In a very attentive and interactive symposium - the Gambian Cultural Heritage Going Digital organised by the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) and its German partners,… Read more »
Africa: Tangara Receives Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission
BANJUL, 24th October 2022: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, His Excellency Dr. Mamadou Tangara on Thursday, 20th October 2022,… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Africa: On Scientists Discovery of Two 'Wild' Stars in Extremely Fast Orbit!
Unlike the sun, about half of the stars in our Milky Way galaxy orbit another star in what is known as a binary system. The word "binary" means two. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: Increasing Agricultural Productivity Across Sub-Saharan Africa Is One of the Most Important Problems This Century
Agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa needs to improve to reduce hunger, poverty, and the destruction of biodiversity. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: Child Mortality in Africa - An Infectious Disease Perspective
Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide, more especially in low and middle-income countries, particularly in young children. Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Perspective - Toward a Brighter Future and Common Prosperity
The upcoming October 1st marks the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Over the past 73 years, tens of millions of Chinese people worked tirelessly… Read more »
Africa: Burkina Faso Lash Gambia to Cruise to 2nd Round of U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers
Burkina Faso U-23 team on Tuesday lashed The Gambia U-23 team 2-1 in their second-leg fixture played at the Stade Marrakech Complex in Morocco to sail to the second round of the… Read more »