The Eight Africa Regional Conference on Women Beijing + 15 which is scheduled for the 16 to the 20 of November, 2009 is currently taking place at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. The five days meeting attracted over 53 African Countries and is convened to discuss issues affecting women in Africa. The conference does take place every five years. The conference will focus on progress made in the ...
The hiring and firing tactics continue. This practice which commenced since 2004 has perplexed most sober-thinking Gambians particularly when inadequate reasons for these frequent hiring and firing of civil servants are reported. This gives rise to speculations and rumour-mongering in the country.
Below is a draft of a road map for the development of a human rights strategy for Africa drafted at the Forum on the participation of NGOs in the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
It is becoming increasingly clear that The Witch Hunt in the Gambia, the disappearance of Chief Manneh, the rigorous pursuit of libel as a crime which led to the incarceration of journalists for expression of opinions and the issuing of threats of death or harm to perceived dissidents have put the country in focus in domains like ECOWAS, the US Congress, the Commonwealth and the UN.
DArusalam F.C on Saturday 14th played against Jarrigton U-15 at Manjai knockout finals , held at the Manjai Park.
A Belgium based philanthropist group called VZW DE Gambia Vrienden Friends, on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 donated school materials, toys, second hand clothing, furniture etc to the village of Jambanjelly. The VZW De Gambia Vrienden Friends is a partner to its sister organisation in Jambanjelly called JAM-BEL.
The serrekunda east zonal team yesterday managed a 1-0 victory over division one outfit club, Armed Forces at the east ground.
As the Beijing +15 conference came to the fore, Foroyaa has initiated a column entitled " Beijing +15 reflection" which deals with issues relating to the lives of the women in the Gambia. In this edition, we publish the voices of urban women who are finding it extremely difficult to get water for their daily domestic needs.
In the fifteen years that have followed the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA), Africa has witnessed many positive changes and breakthroughs for women on the continent. These successes were profiled and showcased at the 8th Africa Review meeting held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 16-20 November, 2009. The review process was about accountability regarding delivery on existing ...
A one day sensitization and information sharing seminar for the Media and Consumer Interest Groups, organized by the West Africa Quality Programme (WAQP), in collaboration with the National Codex / Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee (NCSPSC), was held on Wednesday 18 November, 2009 at the Paradise Suites Hotel.
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has determined that The Gambia's arrest and continued detention of Chief Ebrima Manneh is unlawful under international law. The UN body calls upon The Gambia to release Mr. Manneh immediately.
A five day training workshop for 15 journalists on online Communication and Internet security for media practitioners commenced on Monday at the Gambia Press Union Headquarters in Bakau.
Amadou Sarr, a spokesperson for the fisher folk in Tanji on Tuesday called on the Navy to be extra vigilant in discharging their duties since some operators of foreign fishing trawlers sometimes use nets that are banned by the Fisheries Department.
As the members of the AFPRC expressed contradictory opinions on the merits of establishing a National Consultative Committee to determine the time table to return to Democratic Constitutional Rule an intense debate unfolded.
African Democracy and good Governance (ADG) in collaboration with Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) on Thursday 19th November organized a programme for the commemoration of the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Violence against children and the Convention on the Rights of the Child at their main office in Churchill's Town on the role of parents and adults in preventing abuse and ...
