China’s President Xi Jinping has said at the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit that China will extend 60 billion dollars of financing to Africa in the form of government assistance as well as investment and financing by financial institutions and companies. President Xi said this will include 15[Read More…]
Year: 2018
KMC Joins Partnership With Brikama, Banjul Councils To Shut Down Bakoteh Dumpsite
By Amadou Jallow At a press conference marking his first 100 days in office, the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, Ahmed Talib Bensouda, has revealed his council is joining partnership with Brikama Area Council and the Banjul Municipal Council to work on the eventual closure of Bakoteh dumpsite and put[Read More…]
Editors Forum Launched As Gambia Navigates Through Challenges
As the tiny West African nation continues to navigate through transition, editors from various media outlets have vowed to upholding ethical practices of journalism at a time of mounting challenges. The media boom that followed the end of Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year dictatorship has prompted Gambia Press Union (GPU) and its[Read More…]