The leader of the Southern Senegalese separatist movement, Salif Sadio on Sunday warned that The Gambia must not allow her territory to be used by Senegal, Ecowas or any other body in the Casamance conflict. Mr Sadio was speaking at his base in the jungle, where he handed over 2[Read More…]
Year: 2022
Fatou Jaw Manneh: Anti-Senegal/ECOMIG
Here we go again! Chei Gambia. How so soon can we forget and be so ungrateful? Now its anti ECOMIG, anti-Senegal, Anti Wade, and now anti-Macky Sall. It is just a few years ago when some of us were crawling, baiting, begging, and stalking any Senegalese top civil servant who[Read More…]
AfDB Announces $30m Aid Package To Guinea-Bissau
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has announced a $30 million aid package to Guinea -Bissau much of it going to shore up the West African country’s budget. In a statement on Monday, AfDB said of this amount, $14 million would be allocated to building road networks[Read More…]
Cameroon Stop Gambia To Roar Into Semis
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are through to the semi final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021. Cameroon stopped Gambia 2-0 in a quarter final match played this evening at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon. After a goalless first half, the 5-time AFCON winners Cameroon[Read More…]
UDP Statement On The Gambia-Senegal Border Conflicts
A few days ago, an untoward incident occurred in Foni in the vicinity of villages close to the Gambia-Senegal border. Whereas not all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the incident are clear to the citizens of The Gambia, UDP believes that this grave situation requires urgent action from the[Read More…]
Gambia-Cassamance Border Skirmish: Barrow Sympathises With ECOMIG
Following the tragic and unfortunate encounter between Senegalese ECOMIG soldiers and separatist forces along The Gambia’s Southern border with Senegal on Monday, President Adama Barrow wishes to express his profound sense of grief to the ECOMIG Command, The ECOWAS Community and the bereaved families of the two fallen ECOMIG soldiers.[Read More…]
Afcon 2021: The Gambia Clinch Famous Win Over Guinea
Debutants The Gambia booked their place in the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations as Musa Barrow’s goal gave them a famous 1-0 victory over Guinea. Bologna forward Barrow collected a pass and slotted past Aly Keita from the centre of the box in the 71st minute. Defender Ibrahima[Read More…]
Senegal’s Ruling Party Loses Key Cities In Local Elections
The ruling party of Senegalese President Macky Sall has conceded defeat in the capital Dakar and the southern city of Ziguinchor in local elections widely seen as a test of Sall’s popularity. The West African country voted in municipal and regional elections on Sunday amid growing tensions over whether Sall[Read More…]
Burkina Coup: President Kaboré Arrested
With the weekend unrest in landlocked Burkina Faso culminating in sporadic gunfire around the presidential palace, President Roc Marc Christian Kaboré has been reportedly arrested by mutinous soldiers. Since a lone tweet congratulating the Burkinabe national team, the Stallions for qualifying to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Africa Cup of[Read More…]
Gambian Schools Rocked By Teacher Absenteeism – UNICEF Study
Primary school students in The Gambia face significant learning losses due to high teacher absenteeism, a UNICEF study finds. Rapid expansions in primary school enrolment have put huge pressure on the country’s ability to train and retain teachers, the study says. According to the study tens of thousands of primary[Read More…]
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