The Gambia government has set an ambitious and seemingly tough-to-reach D23 billion revenue collection target for the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), but the head of the country’s main revenue collection agency is optimistic that this target is within reach if the current collection trajectory is sustained. During his Monday appearance[Read More…]
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‘Imam Ba-Kawsu Was Never Arrested In G/Bissau’
A close relative of prominent Gambian Islamic cleric Ba-Kawsu Fofana has elucidated that the cleric was never arrested in Guinea Bissau contrary to a viral audio recording and social media reports. The reports say the Bissau authorities had reportedly arrested Imam Fofana in a Guinea Bissau village for his alleged[Read More…]
Locals Raise Alert Levels Over ‘Use Of Graveyards For Sacrifices’
Residents of Dobong village in the West Coast Region have been increasing their alert levels over fear of cemeteries being used for voodoo practices. The locals’ fears have been reinforced by the recent large-scale vulture deaths across one of the Gambia’s largest local government areas. Dead vultures, with heads severed,[Read More…]