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Opposition parties agree on ‘tri-vergence accord’

APeX Initiative, which is working on corralling Gambian opposition parties into a united front for the December presidential election, last evening issued a statement announcing parties and movements engaged in the on-going APeX-convened coalition-building negotiations, have formally entered a voluntary harmony pact called the “Tri-vergence Accord”. The accord is described as a good-faith framework to promote...
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Opposition parties agree on ‘tri-vergence accord’

APeX Initiative, which is working on corralling Gambian opposition parties into a united front for the December presidential election, last evening issued a statement...

Visitor caught trying to smuggle kush into Mile 2 Prison

By Olimatou Coker Personnel of the Gambia Prison Services last Friday arrested Amadou Tijan Sowe, a visitor who attempted to smuggle kush into Mile 2 Central Prison. Sowe, 22, is a resident of Abuko and a...

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Senegal has more males than females, population estimated at 18.5 million

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Pro-Iranian Senegalese-American kills 3, injures 14 in US 

Ndiaga Diagne, an American citizen of Senegalese origin on Sunday night killed three people and wounded 14 others in Austin, Texas, USA. He was...

Forex bureaus prexy refutes NCP leader

By Omar Bah The president of the Association of Forex Licensed Bureaus (Alfob), Mamadou Jallow, has dismissed claims by the leader of the National Convention...

MOYS, BASSE AREA COUNCIL SIGN PARTNERSHIP FOR BASSE MINI-STADIUM 

By Fatou Gassama The Ministry of Youths and Sport and Basse Area Council on Friday signed a partnership for the transformation, management and operations of...

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Amadou Jaiteh Presidential aspirant

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SJAG PLANS DEBATES BETWEEN GFF PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS

As the national elections for a new executive committee of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) draws near, the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia (SJAG) has announced plans to host presidential debates featuring all...

SJAG PLANS DEBATES BETWEEN GFF PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS

As the national elections for a new executive committee of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) draws near, the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia...

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Africa’s silence is complicity: Why the continent must stop aiding the West’s destruction of international law

By Madi Jobarteh The reaction of the African Union and its regional blocs and member states to the current global order is not just disappointing but also an utterly scandalous betrayal of history. Having borne...

SJAG PLANS DEBATES BETWEEN GFF PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS

As the national elections for a new executive committee of the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) draws near, the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia...

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