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Gambia ‘launches manhunt’ for 17 covid-19 quarantine escapees

Gambian officials have launched a manhunt for 17 people they say escaped from Coronavirus quarantine. The 17 persons were said to be part of a...

Covid-19: Gambia bans flights from UK, Germany, France and 10 others

Gambia’s government has banned flights from thirteen countries after recording its first case of coronavirus. On Tuesday a 21 year old Gambian citizen tested positive...

Gambia confirms its first case of coronavirus

Gambia has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, according to health officials. The Minister of health and social welfare Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh made the...

COVID-19: Gambia suspends foreign trips for government officials

The government of the Gambia has suspended its officials travelling abroad until further notice amid fear of the Coronavirus outbreak. The World Health Organization has...

Gambia: President Barrow sacks his army commander

Gambia's President Adama Barrow has sacked the head of military and Chief of Defence staff, Lieutenant General Masanneh Kinteh. A statement issued by his office...

Gambia: How Yahya Jammeh’s house was saved from fire

On Thursday the country house of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh was saved from destruction after fire gutted it. A raging forest fire according to...

Children in Gambia continue to face violence and abuse

There have been many expectations in Gambia since the exit of Yahya Jammeh in 2017. Some had hoped several abuses suffered by citizens would drastically...

Gambia: Journalists threaten hunger strike over arrest of colleagues

Journalists in the Gambia have threatened to embark on a hunger strike as they push for the release of some of their colleagues arrested by...

Gambia arrests 137 protesters, shuts down media outlets

Gambian police have arrested 137 people and shut down some media houses following clashes between police and protesters on Sunday. According to a government statement,...

Gambia bans group pushing for Adama Barrow’s exit

The Gambian government has banned a group called Operation 3-Years Jotna, which has been pushing for the resignation of President Adama Barrow. The decision to...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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