Any attempt to impose rules on what people can say in the Gambia is likely to prompt concern, and it should. When someone says or writes something you consider hateful, or otherwise improper or offensive, you now may call the police. It’s because of ‘Hate Speech’. The police respond the same[Read More…]
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Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with agriculture?
Addressing a standing room only crowd of global agriculture experts at the FAO headquarters in Rome, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate and President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, says the answer is a resounding yes! He believes Africa does not need aid but disciplined investments. According to this[Read More…]
Gambia’s Environment Minister Leads Mass Tree Planting Exercise
Gambia’s Minister of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Lamin B. Dibba, Saturday lead the planting of over 1, 500 different species of trees at the Mandinaba Community Forest as part of their annual tree planting exercise. The exercise was in attempt to restore forest cover and provide a[Read More…]