Gambian Foreign Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara faced intense questioning in the National Assembly regarding several scandals involving recalled Gambian diplomats. Over the past few years, diplomats stationed in the U.S., Cuba, Mauritania, and Russia have been recalled due to various controversies. Minister Tangara acknowledged that some of these diplomats, whose[Read More…]
Politics
Senegal’s President Sets Parliament Election On Nov. 17
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday dissolved the opposition-led national assembly, clearing the way for early legislative elections on Nov. 17. In an evening address, Faye, who came to power in April, said working with the assembly had grown difficult after members refused to start discussions on the budget[Read More…]
President Barrow Reshuffles Cabinet & Appoints New Institutional Heads
State House, Banjul, 15th March 2024: Consistent with the powers vested in him by the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia— Sections 71 (3) and 71 (4)(b), His Excellency The President, Mr. Adama Barrow GMRG, has effected the following changes in his Cabinet and aspects of the Civil Service,[Read More…]