A prominent Gambian Islamic scholar has warned the government of President Adama Barrow not to grant a television license to the country’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. Gambian authorities are currently considering an application by the Ahmadis for a television licence. But Imam Ratib Muhammad Al Amin Drammeh of Serrekunda said the[Read More…]
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Gambia Apologises To Thailand For Minister’s Sex Tourism Gaffe
The Government of the Gambia Monday made a public apology to Thailand after the country’s Tourism minister made derogatory comments about the Asian country. Minister Hamat Bah was recently reported to have said that the Gambia would not tolerate child-sex tourism and that child fiddlers should go to Thailand instead.[Read More…]
US To Launch New Technical Assistance Program With Gambia
(JollofNews) – Barely a month after US authorities restored trade benefits to the Gambia under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), high ranking officials from the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) have landed in Banjul to start the process of developing the threshold program. The move comes on the heels[Read More…]
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