(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow Wednesday presented two new buses to the Council of the University of the Gambia Students Union as a fulfilment of a promise made made to them. Handing over the keys to the student representatives, President Barrow called on them to maintain peace and stability for[Read More…]
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250 Gambian Military Officers Set off For Military Training In Turkey
A contingent of 250 Gambian military personnel Sunday left Banjul for further military training in Turkey. The training arrangement is in fulfilment of a promise made by the Turkish government to train 500 GAF personnel in Turkey. In bidding farewell to the troops at the Banjul International Airport, the deputy[Read More…]
A Celebrated Virtuoso On An Instrument She Wasn’t Meant To Play
Manchester, England — When Sona Jobarteh, one of The Gambian’s most famous musicians, plucks the strings with his index finger and thumb, the airy sound of the centuries-old West African instrument Kora echoes. rice field. Under the purple stage lights of the Manchester International Festival in July — her first[Read More…]