Education Ministry Explains Teachers Strike, Discloses Payment of Covid-19 Allowances
By Maimouna Bah
Gambia’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has in a press conference held on Thursday 17 February 2022 explained the reason for the recent strike...
First Lady Fatima Bio, Dr. Sylvia Blyden: Sisterhood Beyond Politics
On Valentine’s Day, Monday 14th February 2022, First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone Madam Fatima Bio and opposition strongwoman Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden met and...
Matter Between IG Vs Nenneh Freda Gomez Proceeds to Hearing
By: Christian Conteh
His Worship Magistrate Muhammed Krubally has ruled that the matter between the Inspector General (IG), (for the state) and Nenneh Freda Gomez (first accused) and...
Water And Power Disruption: NAWEC Warns Against Cutting Of Power Plant Cables
By Amara Thoronka
Gambia’s National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has warned people engaging in the cutting of their power plant cables to desist from doing so as...
Banjul City Mayor Flaunts Awarding 200 Scholarships to Youth Pursuing Tertiary Education As One...
The Lord Mayor of Banjul City Council (BCC) Rohey Malick Lowe has flaunted her act of awarding scholarships to two hundred youth in Banjul who wish to...
Gambia To Replace 1950 Pension Act with Public Service Pensions Bill
By: Christian Conteh
The Gambia is set to replace the moribund 1950 Pension Act with a more updated Public Service Pensions Bill. This was adduced from the announcement...
“Our Buildings And Gardens Were Destroyed Without Prior Notice” – Tanji Lamsar Residents
By Maimouna Bah
On Wednesday 16th February 2022 the people of Tanji Lamsar community were awakened by a demolition exercise of their buildings.
Speaking to Fatu Network, residents said...
History Made: First Woman Cured Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
A patient with leukaemia in the United States has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell...
Fuel Queues In Nigeria After Dirty Petrol Quarantined
Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, is experiencing an acute shortage of fuel, which is causing huge disruption across the country.
People are waiting at petrol stations for several...
Burkina Faso To Swear In Junta Leader As President
Burkina Faso military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is due to be sworn in as the country’s president, just over two weeks after soldiers ousted President Roch Kaboré...
Two Ex-Police Officers to Testify in Own Defense About George Floyd Arrest
Two former Minneapolis police officers, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, told a U.S. judge on Monday they planned to testify in their own defense against federal...
“You Must Avoid Making Promises Which You Cannot Keep,”- Hon. Elizabeth Renner
By: Christian Conteh
Hon. Elizabeth Renner Former speaker of Gambia’s National Assembly has advised parliamentary aspirants to avoid making promises that they cannot keep, describing the act as...
Algeria To Give Monthly Pay To Unemployed Young People
Algeria's president says the government will introduce unemployment benefits for young adults as the country struggles with high rates of joblessness.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told journalists that the...
Ahead of the 2022 National Assembly Elections; IDEA Holds Consultative Dialogue with Eminent Persons...
By: Christian Conteh
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has on Tuesday 15th February 2022 held a consultative engagement with eminent personalities including religious leaders,...
Two Protesters Shot Dead In Sudan
Two Sudanese protesters were shot dead by security forces on Monday, a union of doctors in Sudan says.
This takes the number of people killed since October's coup...
Preparation For Death: Tanzanian Man Builds Himself A Three Thousand Dollars Grave
A Tanzanian man has shocked his village by building his own grave in preparation for his death.
Patrick Kimaro, 59, says his family is slowly accepting his decision,...
Seven ECOMIG Soldiers Freed By Separatist Group In Casamance
By Amara Thoronka
Separatist rebels in the southern Senegalese region of Casamance have freed seven Senegalese soldiers who were seized after a crossfire battle last month.
On Monday 14...
”US-Deported Cameroonians Suffered Serious Rights Violations” – HRW
More than 80 Cameroonian asylum seekers deported by the United States between 2019 and 2021 suffered serious human rights violations – from torture and rape to enforced...
Ghana Activist Charged With Treason After Coup Remarks
A Ghanaian political activist has been charged with treason after being arrested on Friday for making comments on social media about a coup.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor has led protests...
Nigeria: Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Flogging Child To Death
A school teacher has been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly flogging a 19-month-old pupil to death, police says.
The teacher at a nursery and primary school in Asaba,...
