A neck of the wood in the Gambian coastal town of Gunjur is currently under siege after invasive snails arrived there and refusing to leave several weeks on. The creatures have been causing mayhem to crops and playing mischief to farmers since arrival almost two months ago. Farmers there have[Read More…]
Year: 2022
India Halts Cough Syrup Production At Factory Linked To Gambia Deaths
Indian authorities have halted production of cough syrup at a factory of Maiden Pharmaceuticals, a state minister said on Wednesday, after a WHO report that the medicine may be linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia. The health minister in Haryana state, Anil Vij, told Reuters partner[Read More…]
Air Senegal To Scrap Central Africa Flight Route
Air Senegal has announced it would suspend its flights on the Central African route by October 30 because of its lack of profitability, JollofNews has learnt on Tuesday. In a statement on Monday, the Senegalese national carrier said the decision was necessitated by poor revenue from the triangular route since[Read More…]