An estimated 6,000 people have taken refuge in the Gambia after fleeing the violence in the past week between the army and rebels in Casamance, in the south of neighboring Senegal, the Gambian authorities announced on Saturday 19 March. The Senegalese army announced that it had launched an operation on[Read More…]
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Gambia To Embark On A Second Round Of Mass Immunization Against Polio
As lab samples have revealed the presence of the polio virus in the country, the Ministry of Health and partners will start a second round of vaccination drive. The four-day mass immunization campaign is scheduled for March 19 – 22, 2022, and children below 5 years will be the leading[Read More…]
OIC Reacts To ‘Misleading’ Social Media Report
The Gambia OIC Secretariat has reacted with fury to this week’s report among social media commentators which criticised the government of President of Adama Barrow over its failure to maintains its role as the rightful host of the next OIC Heads of State and Governments Summit. “In response to false[Read More…]