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AFRICELL’S IMPACTFUL DRIVE IN GRASSROOT SPORTS, THE FIRST U-13 YOUTH TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN THE GAMBIA
The Standard Gambia
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June 20, 2025
- Advertisement - As part of its ongoing commitment to grassroots development and corporate social responsibility (CSR), Africell Gambia Ltd proudly sponsored the first U-13 Youth Tennis Tournament organised by the Gambia Tennis Federation. The...
The Gambia at the crossroads again
The Standard Gambia
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June 20, 2025
- Advertisement - By Abdoulie Mam Njie “The ballot is stronger than the bullet” — Abraham Lincoln “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” — Martin Luther King Jr A legacy in the balance I write this article as a former public...
GAMBIA, MOROCCO RENEW SPORTS- COOPERATION
The Standard Gambia
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June 19, 2025
- Advertisement - Sports form a greater part in the bilateral relations between The Gambia and the Kingdom of Morocco. Yesterday, Bakary Badjie received Ahmed Belhadj, Chargé d’Affaires of the Moroccan Embassy in his office. The purpose of the...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
FIFA once again deals with New World TV for World Cup and WWC rights
Sportcal
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June 19, 2025
New World TV (NWTV), the Togo-based satellite television network operating across sub-Saharan Africa, has snapped up rights to soccer's next two FIFA World Cups – one men's edition and one women's. Both the men's 2026 World Cup (to be held across...
Women Initiative Gambia Committed to Recycling and Climate Change
The Voice Gambia
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June 19, 2025
By: Haruna Kuyateh Women Initiative Gambia (WIG), a Community-Based Organization (CBO) based in Njau, Upper Saloum in Central River North, is actively working to strengthen community resilience through environmental protection. The group focuses...
The UDP crisis: The problem of social media framing
The Standard Gambia
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June 19, 2025
- Advertisement - By Dr Alieu SK Manjang Recent statements by the Mayor of Banjul, Mrs Rohe Malik Lowe, during an appearance on Eye Africa TV, reveal the extent of the crisis facing the United Democratic Party (UDP) regarding the internal...
Media Release: Gambia to Commission First National University of Engineering, Science and Technology
The Fatu Network
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June 18, 2025
- Advertisement - State House, Banjul, 17th June 2025: His Excellency President Adama Barrow received a delegation from the Gambia University of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology (USET). The Minister for Higher Education Professor...
Bradford City have surely struck gold with Stockport County, Ibou Touray swoop - where's the catch?
Football League World
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June 20, 2025
Bradford City are preparing for life back in League One after winning promotion from League Two last season. It looked set to be another season of frustration for Bradford as they sat as low as 12th in the League Two table in late December, but a...
Real de Banjul edge closer to retaining GFF 1st Division League title
The Point
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The City Boys hammered Falcons FC 4-0 in their week-27 encounter played at the Live Dreams Academy Sports Complex in Basori. Real de Banjul required the maximum points to fancy their hopes of retaining the country’s Elite League crown. The City...
China-Africa Cooperation: Cultivating Hope and Future in The Gambia’s Rice Fields
The Fatu Network
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June 17, 2025
- Advertisement - “It is a great honor to have met Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Changsha,” said Musa Darboe, a farmer from The Gambia, as he walked out of the Changsha International Conference Center in central China with a beaming smile at around...
Unveiling the strategic truth: A call for balance between The Gambia and Senegal
The Standard Gambia
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June 17, 2025
- Advertisement - By L Sillah Security risk management consultant Executive Summary Lawyer Ousman Fafa M’Bai’s petition for transparency in the offshore oil dealings between The Gambia and FAR Ltd is more than a legal matter. It is a national...
La Jolla Music Society 2025-26 season exclusive: Here’s the full lineup
La Jolla Light Newspaper - California
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June 15, 2025
It was headline news when La Jolla Music Society opened its $82 million Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in late 2019. Equally newsworthy was the fact that all but $700,000 of the center’s cost had already been privately raised without any...
GFF releases FF Cup semi-final fixtures
The Point
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The Greater Tomorrow Boys advanced to the FF Cup semi-finals following their post-match penalty shootouts win over Unique Global FC after regulation time ended goalless in their quarter-final match. Greater Tomorrow will be resolute to defeat Real...
Gambia Rises to 8th in Africa-China Influence
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 14, 2025
By Nelson Manneh The Gambia has made a notable leap in China’s expanding footprint across Africa, ranking 8th among Sub-Saharan African countries in the China Index 2024, a global report measuring the reach of Beijing’s influence. This ranking...
The Gambia’s offshore oil controversy refuses to disappear
The Standard Gambia
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June 16, 2025
- Advertisement - By Lt. Col. Samsudeen Sarr Rtd The storm continues to brew off the coast of The Gambia, not in the skies, but beneath the waves, where the nation’s offshore oil blocks sit like buried treasure, now at the centre of a growing...
China-Africa Cooperation: Cultivating hope and future in Gambia's rice fields
The Point
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"It is a great honor to have met Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Changsha," said Musa Darboe, a farmer from The Gambia in Africa, as he walked out of the Changsha International Conference Center with a beaming smile at around 8 p.m. on June 11. Wang...
A Decade in the Corridors of Power: Exclusive Interview with the New President of the Nigerian Diaspora Charter in The Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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June 16, 2025
By: Esi Ejoh After a decade of service behind the scenes and in different leadership roles, Mr Great Akah Ottuduoma has finally risen to the top as the President of the Nigeria Diaspora Charter in The Gambia, known for his unwavering dedication to...
Gambia-Nigeria ties: NANTA’s visit strengthens cultural, economic bonds
Zawya
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The Gambia’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Abdoulie Jobe, at an event in the country’s capital, welcomed the delegation of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) to the country, describing their presence as a...
TMT lash Prisons FC to reach FF Cup semis
The Point
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The exciting last four clash between TMT FC and Prison FC played under a very hot sun, which saw brilliant display of technical skills. Prisons FC took the lead through Fatou Jarju in the 4th minute of the match. Captain Kaddy Jallow levelled...