Simple wooden structures padded with coconut tree fronds are helping residents of Diogue island in southern Senegal to win back stretches of sandy beach from the Atlantic swells that threaten much of the West African coast. In some areas, half-submerged tree stumps and crumbling abandoned buildings show the impact of[Read More…]
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Sainabou Mbye Sent In Pre-Trial Detention At Mile II
The besieged ex-wife of Bob Keita, Sainabou Mbye, has been remanded in pre-trial detention at Mile II after she was charged Tuesday with manslaughter. Her brother Cherno Mbye and a family friend Kibili Dambelley were also sent into presumptive detention at the State Central Prison on Tuesday. The trio was[Read More…]
Fears Barrow Gov’t Inviting Food Emergency To Gambia
Thousands of farmers in the country have been living in perpetual fear of food crisis of emergency proportion as fertilizer price rocketed out of the reach of many. Overcropping, lack of proper soil management and suitable farming implements continue to affect yields. Farmers this year has another challenge to confront[Read More…]