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Latest News : Gambia drug chief re-arrested
The chief of Gambia's national drug agency has been along with 10 of the country's top brass in a drug trafficking swoop.
THEY set off to The Gambia as teenagers with little idea of the hardship faced by children of a similar age in Africa.Latest News : Gambia row over wave of arrests
An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held.Latest News : Gambia anti-drug chief released
The chief of Gambia's national drug agency has been released from prison without charge, after being arrested in a drug trafficking swoop, his brother has said.Latest News : Gambia : Country Celebrates International Women's Day in the Gambia
Women all over the world are gathered in New York at the 54th meeting of the Committee On the Status of Women ('CSW 54'), to take stock of progress made since the adoption of the Beijing Plafform for Action in 1995 ('BPFA').Nigeria : The Gambia Partners NTDC On Tourism Development
Berlin â Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) and The Gambian Tourism Ministry have pledged to work together for tourism promotion in West Africa.Gambia has double-zero drugs tolerance -president
Source: Reuters BANJUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Gambia's president said on Tuesday he would rather die than let his country become a haven for drug traffickers, many of whom have infiltrated other parts of coastal West ...Drug chief re-arrested in probe
AFP/Banjul The chief of Gambiaâs national drug agency has been re-arrested as part of a drug trafficking probe barely 24 hours after he was released, military sources said yesterday.Relevant Links
The Tourism Minister noted that the tourism stakeholders are gearing up for the great event in the tourism calendar of events in the country. She said the smiling people of the Gambia will join forces to present all its unique qualities to make the ATA congress a success.Gambia president slams drugs as top brass arrested
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh vowed Tuesday zero tolerance for drug-trafficking after 11 top officials, including the police and navy chiefs, were arrested in a swoop believed linked to drugs.Gambia : The Road to Self Determination and Independence (Part 4)
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audienceBarnstaple councillor will confront her fears on Gambia trip
A Barnstaple councillor will be taken well and truly out of her comfort zone when she joins a charity mission to Africa next week.WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly
Source: IRIN This year there are less than half the reported meningitis infections than in the same period in 2009, but more patients are dying - 13 percent in 2010 versus 8 percent in 2009 - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Disease Surveillance Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which tracks 14 countries prone to meningitis outbreaks between Senegal and Ethiopia.Relevant Links
âThe many people that remain detained without charge and that in some cases face torture send a very different message,â said Erwin van der Borght. âIt is high time for the government to follow its own Constitution and fulfil its human rights obligations.Pupils experience Gambia adventure
SCHOOL pupils travelled to Africa for a life-changing trip that opened their eyes to a different culture.Burkina Faso
On 12 March the Ministry of Health said there had been 2,188 reported cases and 336 deaths, and the 15-percent fatality rate had not changed in the past month.South Africa : Nairobi Poverty Hearings Opening Remarks
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane â Ladies and Gentlemen, it is indeed a great pleasure for me to be with you today. I am excited to be here in Kenya, the pride of Africa! Thank you for inviting me.WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly
DAKAR, 12 March 2010 (IRIN) - This year there are less than half the reported meningitis infections than in the same period in 2009, but more patients are dying - 13 percent in 2010 versus 8 percent in 2009 - according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Disease Surveillance Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which tracks 14 countries prone to meningitis outbreaks between Senegal and ...Relevant Links
For his part Major General Ousman Badjie deputizing for the Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces, Massanneh Kinteh thanked the facilitators for their efforts in making the training successful.Children with chronic illness more likely to develop H1N1 influenza: Study
As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are becoming better prepared to treat children with severe cases, according to a new study that will be published in the March issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM).African Mobile Broadband, Data And Mobile Media Market - New Market Report Published
Mobile data and broadband technologies are increasingly being used as a substitute for poor or non-existent fixed-line infrastructure in Africa. In vast parts of the continent, the mobile network operators are the only providers of any kind of telecommunication service apart from satellite services.Gambia : Human Rights Defender in Detention
Reliable information reaching Foroyaa has it that Mr. Edwin Nebolisa Nwakaeme, the Director of Programs of the Africa in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG), was arrested by the police since Monday 1st March and up to the time of going to press, is being held at the Serious Crime Unit, at the Police Headquarters in Banjul .Hoosiers lose to Northwestern, 73-58
Itâs been another down season for the IU menâs basketball team, and now itâs officially done. The Hoosiers fell to the Northwestern Wildcats 73-58 on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse. With the win, Northwestern moves on to play Purdue tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.Waiting: detainees' wives get a voice their husbands never had
All the women in my new verbatim play, Waiting, found Britain an oasis of safety. Then 9/11 changed all thatGambian top brass held in drugs swoop
Eleven of Gambia's top government officials, including the navy and police chiefs, were behind bars after a wave of arrests believed to be related to drug trafficking, police said.Live globally, Northrop grad urges
Author Homa Sabet Tavangar has seen a few things since she was a student at Northrop High School in the early 1980s. She's studied in Peru, worked in Kenya, lived in The Gambia and traveled to China and other countries for business trips.News : BΓ©la Fleck Picks His Top Five African Albums
Over the past few years, master banjo player Béla Fleck has spent a lot of time in Africa learning about the origins of his instrument of choice. Perhaps the worldâs most recognizable banjo player (with over 30 years of experience and 13 Grammys to his name), Fleck recorded with musicians from Uganda, Tanzania, the Gambia and Mali, and has released a handful of albums from these sessions ...Relevant Links
Family members of Rear Admiral Sarjo Fofana, the ex- Commander of The Gambia Navy, have confirmed his detention but could not tell where he is being held.Polio immunization campaign begins across West and Central Africa
More than 85 million children under five years old will be immunized against polio in 19 countries across West and Central Africa in a massive example of cross-border cooperation aimed at stopping a year-long polio epidemic.Australian government awards scholarship to 43 Africans
Accra, March 10, GNA - Forty-three people from five West African countries have been awarded scholarship by the Australian government as part of its AusAid (Australia Aid) programme.Relevant Links
He did not take his plea and was remanded to do so today. It could be recalled that Mr. Nwakaeme was first arrested on Monday 22 February, released on Thursday 25th February without any charges preferred against him.Tourism seeks a more positive role in sustainable development
The world's largest tourism fair ITB Berlin is on. One of the growing trends in this industry is corporate social responsibility. But more steps need to be taken for tourism to lastingly benefit developing countries.Business Schools Revamp the Application
Change is a dominant feature of business schools. Curricula change, new courses are added or dropped every year, professors come and go, and entire programs are born, evolve, or die. But until recently one thing that hasn't changed much in many years is the application process: A paper application, set deadlines, interviews, and recommendations are still its component parts. Today, though, that ...Senior Vice President, Jeannine B. Scott to Leave Africare
After seven years of exemplary service as Senior Vice President, Jeannine B. Scott has announced her departure from Africare.Gabon's President Meets Clinton, Calls Corruption Africa's Cancer
Gabon's president, Ali Bongo, intends to use his country's two-year seat on the United Nations Security Council to highlight democratic reforms and his fight against corruption, which he terms a cancer sapping Africa's strength and potential.World's largest travel fair opens in Berlin
Berlin - The world's largest travel fair, the ITB in Berlin, opened its doors on Wednesday, with more than 11,000 exhibitors representing 187 countries. Popular tourist destinations such as Italy and Spain are present at the fair, alongside less comm...International prosecutor speaks at UC Davis School of Law
The hard head of the gavel is coming down on gender violence thanks to International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda[cq].I have zero tolerance for drugs - Jammeh
Gambian President Yayha Jammeh has dedicated himself to the fight against drug-trafficking after the arrest of 11 top officials in a swoop believed to be linked to narcotics.Relevant Links
Also appointed are three new Executive Directors namely, Ibironke Wilson Executive Director, Finance and Administration; Morenike Adepoju, Executive Director Regional Head Lagos and West; and Jolone Okorodudu Executive Director Regional Head South- East/South-South.Senegal embark on new adventure
After disappointing since their zenith at Korea/Japan 2002, Senegal, buoyed by a recent win in Greece, are determined to get back on track.Barely six months ago
But not until barely six months ago, about nine West and Central African countries began identifying new cases. Today, nine of 19 countries in the West and Central Africa region are considered by WHO authorities as active sources of the disease.Relevant Links
He assured them of his cooperation at all times. In his statement, Mr. Landing Tamba, the Regional Scout Commissioner, talked about 'Scouting and why scoutuing?' He said scouting is a system of self-education, learning by doing things and membership to small groups under adult guidance.Indiana - Team Notes
A new era might have just started in Bloomington.Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference-Around the Big TenEmbracing social responsibility
When Bob Leoni planned an informational event to promote his investment advising practice last December, the setting may have been surprising to some. Instead of PowerPoint presentations, cubicles and stacks of data, the scenery he chose featured rustic barns, snow-covered gardens and locally grown food at an organic farm just outside Geneva.Nigeria : The Fresh Offensive Against Polio
Beginning from Saturday March 6, Nigeria joined 19 countries in West and Central Africa in a campaign to immunize over 85 million children under five years old against polio. The four-day exercise ends today.Jobe gave IU a reason to smile
Jordan Hulls met Tijan Jobe four or five years ago. Jobe, the 7-foot center who played his final game at Assembly Hall in Saturday, had just moved to Bloomington from Gambia. He wa ...Gambian rights activist held
A Gambian human rights activist appeared in court after his arrest on charges of giving false information, a prosecutor has said.AFRICA UNITED IN FIGHT AGAINST POLIO OUTBREAK
More than 85 million children under five years old will be immunized against polio in 19 countries across West and Central Africa in a massive example of cross-border cooperation aimed at stopping a yPolio Vaccination Campaign To Target 85M Children In 19 West, Central African Countries
Global health organizations will launch a $30 million polio vaccination campaign on Saturday in West and Central Africa aimed at immunizing 85 million children under age 5, the Joint Global Polio Eradication Initiative and the International Federation of the Red Cross said on Thursday, Agence France-Presse reports (3/4). The campaign, which targets 19 countries, will be carried out by more than ... 1 2 3
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