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Thursday marks first day of Ramadan in Gambia
Muslims in Gambia will starts fasting for the Holy Month of Ramadan on Thursday 23 March after the crescent (moon) was not sighted. Wednesday is the last day of the Islamic calendar month of Shaaban which precedes Ramadan. Saudi Arabia and dozens of other Muslim countries like The Gambia will[Read More…]
Opinion
UDP responds to Attorney General Dawda Jallow’s attack on leader Ousainou Darboe
United Democratic Party has attacked Attorney General Dawda Jallow over comment made against Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, describing it as “irresponsible”. Below is the full text of the UDP response: “Over the Independence weekend of the Gambia Mr. Dawda Jallow the Attorney General of the Gambia issued a statement dated 21st[Read More…]
Comment
Former TRRC lead counsel Essa Faal comments on Government TRRC white paper
I am thrilled to learn that the government has issued the long awaited White Paper on the report of the TRRC in which it accepted 99.2% of the findings and recommendations of the Commission. I am happy to have attained such a lofty achievement not just for myself, but for[Read More…]
Africa
Uganda’s new anti-homosexuality law bans identification as LGBTQ
Uganda’s parliament has passed sweeping antigay legislation that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships and criminalises anyone identifying as LGBTQ. Uganda is one of more than 30 African countries that have already ban same-sex relationships. “The ayes have it,” Parliamentary Speaker Anita Annet Among said after the final vote, adding[Read More…]
Culture
Legendary Senegalese musician and co-founder of Touré Kunda band dies at 73
The co-founder of one of Senegal’s most famous bands, Touré Kunda, has died in Paris at the age of 73. Ismaïla Touré formed the group with his brother in the 1970s. Much of their time was spent in France where they sang in six languages, blending southern Senegalese melodies with[Read More…]
Sport
Scorpions to face Mali in AFCON qualifier next week
The Gambia will face Mali next Friday (March 24) in Bamako for the first leg of their AFCON qualifying matches. And the teams will square off again in Casablanca four days later for the second leg. The Scorpions are bidding for their second AFCON appearance after an impressive debut in[Read More…]
Video
Sadio Mane set to complete Bayern Munich move
Sadio Mane donned the Bayern Munich badge for the first time on Tuesday as he underwent a medical in Bavaria. A £35million deal has been struck to take the Senegalese winger from Liverpool to the Bundesliga giants. Mane is expected to be presented as a Bayern player on Wednesday after[Read More…]
Business
Gambia signs MoU with Nigeria on crude oil exploration
The Gambia National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) on Friday (17 Feb.) signed a memorandum of understanding with Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The MoU covers collaboration between both companies on frontier exploration, and other opportunities to promote energy security, NNPCL announced via its official Twitter handle. “Earlier today, NNPCL and the Gambian National Petroleum[Read More…]
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