Gambia

Type: Country
Name: Gambia
population: 1,435,510
First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Gambian Foreign Minister Condemns US Blockade of Cuba

Havana, June 19 (RHC)-- Gambian Foreign Minister Susan Waffa-Ogoo affirmed her government’s rejection of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, during a meeting on Tuesday with Cuban Ambassador Ines Fors.According to the Cuban news ... [Published Radio Habana Cuba - 2 hours ago]
Entities: Cuba, Blockade, Gambia
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 4 reports
International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund

Gambia's Economic Outlook Is Positive - IMF Mission Chief

Despite the current high exchange rate, The Gambia's economic outlook is generally positive as long as the authorities implement prudent policies, said the International Monetary Fund Mission chief to The Gambia.David Dun was speaking Monday during a ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 2 reports
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Gambia FAO and AGIB Sign MOU to Improve Agriculture

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Arab Gambian Islamic Bank (AGIB) on Thursday,13th June,2013, at a ceremony held at the FAO office in Fajara, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support access to affordable ... [Published Big News Network - 14 hours ago]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Gambia: Animal Genetics Meeting Starts

The Regional Project on Sustainable Management on Endemic Ruminant Livestock in West Africa (PROGEBE) on Monday opened a four-day training workshop on Animal Genetics. The workshop which is funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), the African ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 15 hours ago]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 2 reports

Gambia Celebrates World Blood Donor Day. Give the Gift of Life - Donate Blood

The flagship event was organized in 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The day is dedicated to "thanking and celebrating voluntary non-remunerated blood donors".The day, 14th of June also commemorates the birth of Karl Landsteiner, who was awarded the ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Gambia SJAG Holds Stakeholders Forum

The event, held at the Gambia Press Union office in Fajara, was attended by national associations and members of the SJAG. In his statement, the honorary Life President of the SJAG, Alh Pap Saine, said the forum was timely in the sense that there has ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 18 2013]
Entities: Gambia, Pap Saine
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports
UN World Food Programme
UN World Food Programme

Gambia: Food Security And School Feeding Initiatives Launched In The Gambia

Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: Gambia BANJUL – The Government of The Gambia, the United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) launched the Millennium Development Goal 1c Initiative (improving ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Gambia 42 Communities in URR Drop Knife

Forty-two communities in seven districts in the Upper River Region (URR) are the latest to drop knife as efforts towards the elimination of the deeply rooted traditional practice of Female Genital Cutting or Mutilation gained momentum. The communities ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Gambia Frozen Chicken Legs ImportationWhat Is Responsible for the Ban

Foroyaa is still making a follow up to find out the reasons that prompted the government to issue a ban on the importation of chicken legs into the country as stated in a press release from the office of the president on the 6 June 2013. The press release, ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 18 2013]
Entities: Gambia
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Gambia Darboe Speaks of Economic Hardship Facing Gambia

Leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) Ousainou Darboe has spoken of what he called an 'economic hardship' currently facing the country, stressing that the current situation is unbearable. Darboe, who was speaking in an interview with ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Gambia Govt Moves On Foreign Currency Hoarding

The Gambia Government has warned businesses operating in the country against hoarding foreign currencies, saying measures are being implemented to reverse this 'undesirable situation.' In a statement issued late Friday, the presidency said it has noted ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 18 2013]
First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Food Security And School Feeding Initiatives Launched In The Gambia

BANJUL – The Government of The Gambia, the United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) launched the Millennium Development Goal 1c Initiative (improving food security through crop production ... [Published World Food Programme - Jun 18 2013]

Quotes

"If he served his time, he will continue to be processed for deportation," Rusnok said Wednesday. "If he is sentenced to time served it is likely he has been released to ICE custody."
Gambian who fled deportation from DIA sentenced to time-served [Published Denver Post - 7 hours ago]
"Come 2016, we will ban the importation of rice into this"
Gambia to ban rice imports from 2016: president [Published World-Grain.com - 8 hours ago]
"I later went to the chief to collect the photocopied documents I left with him but I was told that they lost the documents during the renovation of their house" he narrated
Trial Commences in Misdemeanor Case [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
"Upon my arrival, Landing Bojang told me to write my statement, which I did, and from there, I was taken to Kotu Police Station where I was detained for three days and later transferred to the Kairaba Police Station where I was equally detained for 11 days" he testified
NDEA Volunteer Opens Defence in Murder Case [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]

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Di Vaio, Felipe score as Impact stay unbeaten a... [Published Yahoo! News - 37 mins ago]
Gambian Foreign Minister Condemns US Blockade o... [Published Radio Habana Cuba - 2 hours ago]
Press release: UK export finance support to Bri... [Published Cabinet Office - 3 hours ago]
IMF ENDS TWO WEEK REVIEW MISSION TO GAMBIA [Published Foroyaa Online - 3 hours ago]
EX-MINISTER JOBARTEH & PA HARRY JAMMEH TO APPEA... [Published Foroyaa Online - 3 hours ago]
WHEN LAW FAILS TO GUIDE EXECUTIVE CONDUCT EXECU... [Published Foroyaa Online - 3 hours ago]
Gambian who fled deportation from DIA sentenced... [Published Big News Network - 4 hours ago]
Liberia Set for World Refugees Day [Published FrontPageAfrica - 6 hours ago]
Gambian who fled deportation from DIA sentenced... [Published Denver Post - 7 hours ago]
Gambia to ban rice imports from 2016: president [Published World-Grain.com - 8 hours ago]
Trial Commences in Misdemeanor Case [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
Nawettan Should Be Allowed! [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
FM of Gambia Condemns U.S. Blockade of Cuba [Published Agencia de Informacion Nacional - 10 hours ago]
Saamasang Youth and Children Development Associ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
NDEA Volunteer Opens Defence in Murder Case [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
BCC Case to Proceed in Court [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
Savage's Helsinki Fight for Top Spot [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
Gambia: 30 Community-Based Facilitators Certifi... [Published AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago]
Gambia: NCCE Sensitizes School Children On Huma... [Published AllAfrica.com - 11 hours ago]
Gambia's Economic Outlook Is Positive - IMF Mis... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
President Jammeh Vows to Transform Kombo North [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
Coastal Villages Tasked to Set Up Fisheries Com... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
Benedict Jammeh's Sureties Appear in Court Again [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
Police - Two Unidentified Corpses At EFSTH Mort... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
Out of Iran, into Africa: Hezbollah's scramble ... [Published International Institute for Counter-Terrorism - 13 hours ago]
Gambia: Major Disaster Hot Spot Tackled Ahead o... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
RAM eyes new launch as star manager's fund near... [Published Citywire Global - 14 hours ago]
Gambia FAO and AGIB Sign MOU to Improve Agricul... [Published Big News Network - 14 hours ago]
Gambia, Turkish Business Stakeholders Meet to E... [Published Mbendi - 15 hours ago]
Gambia: Animal Genetics Meeting Starts [Published AllAfrica.com - 15 hours ago]
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Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission t... [Published SocioLingo Africa - Jun 18 2013]
BANJUL, Gambia, June 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by David Dunn visited The Gambia during June 4-17, 2013 to conduct discussions...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for ...
Press Review: Turkey will use military against ... [Published fairplanet - Jun 18 2013]
Free Tibet is leading a campaign to pressure InterContinental Hotels group to drop plans for a 2000-room resort in Lhasa . The organization says the mega hotel raises human rights concerns in the region. [The Guardian] Two polio vaccination volunteers ...
The Peace Corps tackles HIV, malaria and povert... [Published SocioLingo Africa - Jun 16 2013]
Many years ago when I was working on a literacy, development and numeracy multilingual project in The Gambia, the guy we had doing illustrations was a family planning officer with a local NGO. He had...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...
Senegal's Democratic Tradition Takes Worrisome ... [Published Global Voices Online - Jun 11 2013]
[All links forward to French-language webpages unless otherwise noted.] Senegal has a  solid tradition of democracy and protection of freedom of expression and human rights. But recent months have seen the West African nation's reputation as a stronghold ...
Treasury designates Hezbollah operatives in Wes... [Published The Long War Journal - Jun 11 2013]
The Treasury Department today designated four Lebanese men who operate for Hezbollah in four separate West African nations. Ali Ibrahim al Watfa (Sierra Leone), Abbas Loutfe Fawaz (Senegal), Ali Ahmad Chehade (Cote d'Ivoire), and Hicham Nmer Khanafer ...
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Press Releases

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African Legal Support Facility Backs Gambia’s B... [Published AfDB - News & Events - May 29 2013]
AfDB Boosts Food and Agriculture Sector Develop... [Published AfDB - News & Events - May 28 2013]
Gambia Bird flights now bookable online – Airli... [Published EON Business - Apr 23 2013]
Gambia Bird flights now bookable online – Airli... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Apr 23 2013]
Historic Shark Decisions Survive Final Threat a... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - Mar 14 2013]
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