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Ghana, US maintain cordial relations despite tariff imposition, visa restriction – President Mahama
Ghana News Agency
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September 10, 2025
By Benjamin A. Commey Accra, Sept. 10, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana still enjoys a good diplomatic relations with the United States of America despite a recent imposition of trade tariffs and visa restrictions by the North...
Meet The Gambian Teacher With No Security Background.
Freedom Newspaper
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September 11, 2025
Baboucar Ousmaila Joof is the first teacher in the world, with no security background, to be appointed Minister of Defence. With Barrow, anything can happen. Wallahi!! By Proffesor Mballow political Analysis
Ghana agrees to accept U.S. deportees from West Africa, president confirms
Business Day
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September 11, 2025
Ghanaian fraud suspects extradited to US over $100 million romance and email scam Ghana has agreed to receive West African nationals deported from the United States, with 14 individuals — including Nigerians and a Gambian — already processed...
Nigeria News14 minutes ago Gambian Lawmaker Demands Immediate Recall Of Senator Natasha A member of The Gambia’s National Assembly, Hon. Fatoumatta Njai, has written to the President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, demanding the immediate…
Naija News
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September 11, 2025
In a letter dated September 9, 2025, and copied to all Nigerian senators, diplomatic corps, and international institutions, Njai criticised the Senate’s refusal to obey a Federal High Court judgment that voided the suspension of the Kogi lawmaker....
Nigeria News4 minutes ago Ghana Accepts West African Deportees From US Ghanaian President, John Mahama, has confirmed that his country has begun accepting West Africans deported from the United States under a controversial arrangement with Washington.…
Naija News
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September 11, 2025
Naija News reports that Mahama told reporters on Wednesday that Accra had agreed to a request from the US government to take in third-country nationals from the sub-region in line with ECOWAS protocols that allow visa-free travel within West...
Gibba urges President Barrow to reverse Modou Ceesay’s ministerial appointment
The Fatu Network
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September 10, 2025
- Advertisement - By Hadram Hydara National Assembly Member for Foni Kansala, Almameh Gibba, has called on President Adama Barrow to reconsider the appointment of Modou Ceesay as Minister of Trade, warning that the move threatens public...
Gambia’s Mid-Year Budget Shows Revenue Growth, Persistent Deficit
Foroyaa Newspaper
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September 9, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia government recorded total revenues of GMD13.78 billion in the first half of 2025, marking a 29 percent increase compared to the same period last year, Finance Minister Seedy Keita reported to the National Assembly on...
Ghana maintains strong ties with U.S. despite trade and visa challenges – President Mahama
Ghanaian Times
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September 10, 2025
Hot!News September 10, 2025 1 minute read President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana continues to enjoy good relations with the United States, despite recent challenges in trade and immigration. According to the President, U.S....
Alieu Badara Drops New Album Balafon, Blending Ancestral Sounds with Modern Music
The Fatu Network
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September 13, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Dawda Baldeh Renowned Gambian composer, singer-songwriter, and cultural innovator Alieu Badara has released a new album titled Balafon, a project that blends ancestral sounds with contemporary music. Regarded by many as the...
Ghana agrees to accept West Africans deported from US, president says
AOL
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ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana has agreed to accept West African nationals deported from the United States and 14 have already arrived in the country, President John Dramani Mahama told reporters late Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a...
NHRC opens national forum to advance disability rights in Gambia
The Point
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The forum, supported by UNICEF and UNFPA under the UN Global Disability Fund, aims to strengthen dialogue, policy, and action around disability inclusion. Discussions will cover themes such as governance, children’s rights, economic empowerment,...
Bakau Politician Appeals to Barrow, Darboe to Forge Unity Ahead of Election
The Voice Gambia
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September 10, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally Prominent Bakau politician and former APRC stalwart Alhaji Basiru Gassama has appealed to President Adama Barrow and opposition leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe to reconcile and work together in the same spirit that once united...
Mobile Money Accounts Reach 4.5 Million as Digital Finance Expands in Gambia
The Voice Gambia
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September 10, 2025
By: Fatou Krubally Fintech and mobile money operators in The Gambia continued to expand rapidly in the first half of 2025, reinforcing progress in financial inclusion. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Mr. Buah Saidy,...
Real de Banjul play Stade de Mbour in int'l friendly September 12th
The Point
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#Sports Sep 10, 2025, 12:23 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe Gambian champions, Real de Banjul will welcome Senegalese side, Stade de Mbour in an international friendly match on 12th September 2025 at the Live Your Dreams Sports Academy Complex in...
Man living in Denver alleged former member of Gambian death squad, convicted of torture
FOX 9 - Minnesota
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FILE-A judge's gavel sits on the desk of a courtroom. ( (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) An alleged former member of a Gambian death squad has been convicted of torture. Michael Sang Correa, who was living in Denver, Colorado, was sentenced to...
Rice Farmers in CRR Sound Alarm over Government Neglect
Foroyaa Newspaper
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September 10, 2025
By Assan Bah Rice farmers in the Jahally and Pacharr swamps of the Central River Region South (CRR-S) have raised serious concerns over what they describe as a lack of government support, attributing it to the drastic failure of the previous...
National Assembly Presses On With Elections Bill Review
Foroyaa Newspaper
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September 10, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, continued its painstaking clause-by-clause review of the Elections Bill, preserving key provisions on the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers, while making modest...
WHAT IS THE LAWFUL BUDGETARY PROCESS OF THE GAMBIA?
Foroyaa Newspaper
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September 10, 2025
The Constitution of The Gambia is clear. Section 150 of the Constitution states among others: There shall be a Consolidated Fund into which shall be paid (a) all revenues or other money raised or received for the purpose of, or on behalf of, the...
Is The Gambia ready for a female president?
The Standard Gambia
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September 10, 2025
- Advertisement - In announcing their bids for the 2026 presidential election, Fatoumatta Jallow-Tambajang and Fatou Jaw Manneh have ignited a new chapter in Gambian politics—one that is rooted in the potential of female leadership and the...
Former GCCI President Edrissa Mass Jobe assures continued commitment to Gambia’s private sector
The Point
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The election was held on Friday evening at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center in Bijilo. In his farewell message, Jobe said: “My journey as President may be ending, but my commitment to The Gambia’s private sector and its...