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Editor’s Welcome
January 9, 2019
Dear reader, Welcome to Gambiana your new media
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Gambia runs out of AstraZeneca vaccine
The Gambia’s stock of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has run out, health officials said. The Ministry of Health in a statement said: “those who received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and are eligible for the second dose that they will subsequently receive their due doses as soon as[Read More…]
Opinion
Opinion | The pitfalls of tribalism in The Gambia
Frantz Fanon wrote his last book, The Wretched of the Earth, battling leukemia. Fanon saw that African politicians/educated elites made the grave mistake of confusing the politics of race with different ethnicities’ culture. Fanon strongly cautioned African politicians against adopting the colonial culture of dishing out power and resources based[Read More…]
Comment
April 10/11, 2000 Student Massacre: A Day of Infamy
To the dead, we wish your souls a sweet repose. To the grieved and those who continue to mourn of your loved one, we offer our heartfelt consolation. To the wounded who are still in critical conditions and who are in pains, we pray for Divine healing and speedy recuperation. [Read More…]
Africa
Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s first president dies aged 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and one of the last of the generation of African leaders who fought colonialism, has died aged 97. Kaunda was admitted to a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, on Monday suffering from pneumonia. His aides said he did not have Covid-19. In the 1950s,[Read More…]
Culture
Poem: Africa In Chaos
A continent with wealth but governed by the selfishly wealthy That bluntly lie to the people they owe the truth And empower their associates, denying the rightful They bring war after their tenure expires to keep power Indeed life is not sweet as we want it to be in Africa[Read More…]
Sport
Gambia football team boycott President Barrow over bonus row
President Adama Barrow’s meeting with the national football team, The Scorpions, was called off after the players refused to show up due to a row over bonuses. A meeting was scheduled today (Monday June 21) at the State House where the president was expected to hand over 11 million Dalasi[Read More…]
Video
Video: Senegal’s serial jailbreaker Boy Djiné arrested in Tambacounda
Senegal’s serial jail-breaker Baye Modou Fall, popularly known as “Boy Djiné” has been arrested in Tambacounda by a joint police and military team. Fall, 32, was on the run for five days after escaping from prison. The serial jail-breaker told local TV that he had escaped because he was in[Read More…]
Business
Fishing sector suffers huge losses due to Covid-19 pandemic
Exclusive: The fishing sector in The Gambia has suffered huge losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. The sector, which is dominated by women, has seen growth disrupted and debt soared as the country grapples with the economic cost of the pandemic. They are now calling on the government to give[Read More…]
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