Liberian President George Manneh Weh has declared a three-week state of emergency beginning on April 10 as part of measures to curtail the further spread of coronavirus in the country. In a nationwide address that lasted for 15 minutes on Wednesday, President Weah said even though the country’s health team[Read More…]
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Gambia’s Covid -19 Situation Stable – Minister
The situation surrounding the Covid-19 outbreak in The Gambia remains stable since the country’s fourth case of the disease was confirmed last month, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Health minister Ahmadou Samateh said there has been no additional case since 29th March, 2020. Two out of the four[Read More…]
Gambia Gets $10m World Bank Grant To Tackle Covid-19
The World Bank has approved a $10 million grant from the International Development Association for The Gambia to help contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The support comes as Gambia seeks support from the international community through UN agencies in Banjul to adequately control the spread of the virus in the country.[Read More…]
Gambia Denies Coronavirus Case Rumour
(JollofNews) – The Director of Health Promotion and Education in The Gambia, Momodou Njai has dismissed as “false” rumours suggesting that the deadly Coronavirus has entered the country. The health official said on Sunday that the Health Ministry noticed, an audio circulating on WhatsApp claiming the deadly Coronavirus has been[Read More…]
Gambia’s Barrow Gets €1.45bn Donor Handshake
(JollofNews) – International donors have pledged at least €1.45 billion ($1.71 billion) to support the new government in The Gambia to achieve its five-year development plan. The pledge was made at Tuesday’s donor conference in Brussels in the presence of President Adama Barrow. Official sources embedded with Barrow’s delegation to[Read More…]
Senegal Opens Modern Int’l Airport
(JollofNews) – President Macky Sall has commissioned Senegal’s new international airport in the town of Diass, 40 km from the capital Dakar. The modern state-of-the-art Blaise Diagne International Airport was build to accommodate between 10 and 20 million passengers yearly. Thursday’s inauguration was a colourful ceremony in the presence of[Read More…]
Gambia: ‘Dirty Dancing’ Schoolgirl, Peers Expelled
(JollofNews) – The Gambia Senior Secondary School has expelled several of its students after one of them appeared on a sultry ‘dirty dancing’ video which went viral on social media and elicited critical reviews by local commentators. A source close to the school’s administration said on Wednesday that the teenager[Read More…]
Gambia: EU Team In Banjul To Present Final Election Report
(JollofNews) – A European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) is in The Gambia to present its final report on its findings of the parliamentary polls held earlier this year. An EU statement seen by APA on Monday revealed that the final report will be of its findings on the[Read More…]
Gambia’s Shut Flagship Newspaper ‘Cleared To Reopen’
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s first daily newspaper which was shut down earlier this month over unpaid taxes has been cleared to reopen, local press sources revealed to the African Press Agency on Wednesday. According to the sources, staff of the Daily Observer resumed work on Wednesday after reaching an agreement with[Read More…]
Gambia Appoints New Police Chief
(JollofNews) – Landing Kinteh has been appointed as The Gambia’s new Inspector General of Police, a police spokesman confirmed to APA on Thursday. Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Foday Conta said Kinteh is taking over from Jammeh-era IGP Yankuba Sonko with immediate effect although he would only report to work[Read More…]
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