I watched the funeral service of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara on national television and on social media, and I wondered if money and ambition allowed Gambians especially elders, parents, religious leaders, politicians, youth activists, lawyers, journalists, egalitarianists, men and women in uniform as well as traditional leaders or elected governmental[Read More…]
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Japan To Help Double Africa’s Rice Production By 2030
The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), to help double rice production to 50 million tonnes by 2030. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement at the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) symposium held on Wednesday during TICAD7. “Japanese technology can play a key role[Read More…]
Rights Group Pays Tribute To Ex-President Jawara
The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) has expressed it’s sadness at news of the passing-away of the Gambia’s first President, Alhaji Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, on 27 August 2019. It described the former long-term ruler as an African Statesman who contributed relentlessly to the development and[Read More…]
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