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Over 40 rice farmers, birdwatchers risk losing Kotu wetlands to Malaysian investors

The Point 03 Oct 2024
Now, she risks losing those fields as Gambia Tourism Board confirmed it has allocated the land to Malaysian investors, Kaijang Holding Group Ltd.
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Agric taskforce reviews report on topography survey, irrigation scheme

The Point 30 Sep 2024
... specialists, civil engineering, surveyors, and land development and agriculture experts ... The Gambia's rice value chain faces challenges such as insufficient access to land and water resources.
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Gambians working in Europe are a lifeline for families, but the sacrifices take a toll

Taipei Times 28 Sep 2024
Nearly 10 percent of Gambia’s population has left the country, many of them young men who made the treacherous journey to Europe, a gamble that some Gambians say is simply not worth the risks. By Monika Pronczuk / AP, KWINELLA, Gambia.
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Money Gambians send home from Europe is a lifeline for their families but the sacrifices ...

Newsday 28 Sep 2024
KWINELLA, Gambia — Binta Bah met her ... Moustapha Sabally, who receives remittances from his son, a doctor in America, poses for a portrait on his land in Kwinella village, Gambia, on July 27, 2024.
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Mayor Bensouda downplays presidential ambition rumour

The Point 23 Sep 2024
“Many things are going wrong right now in The Gambia ... He also spoke about their plans to intervene in the development of more markets, sporting areas especially parks within the municipalities, but they don’t have access to titles to their own lands.
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Trade Minister to Table Manpower Agreement before the National Assembly

Foroyaa 12 Sep 2024
The Gambia’s National Assembly is poised for a significant legislative session as a series of crucial motions and bills are set to be tabled ... According to the Office of the Clerk, The Gambia’s ...
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Rongo Petitions Deputy PS Manjang for Alleged Land Encroachment

Foroyaa 11 Sep 2024
Momodou Lamin Jarju renowned artistically as Rongo has sent a petition to the Office of the President regarding alleged interference into their family lands by Deputy Permanent Secretary Mamudou Manjang.
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Fisheries Ministry, Gambia Maritime to register all canoes

The Point 05 Sep 2024
But we want to have one format that will be used across all landing sites,” he said. He pointed out that the Ministry is aware of some challenges existing, citing different actors across the landing sites.
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Officials, Advocates Call for Sustainable Management of Trees

Foroyaa 03 Sep 2024
... of seedlings of trees are planted around the globe, including The Gambia ... Maanjang said the coast is a serious concern for the Gambia because the coast is “taking a big space in the main Gambia land”.
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GNPC Operates as Trader, Oil Marketing Company, MD Reveals

Foroyaa 03 Sep 2024
... Committee (FPAC) have been tasked by the plenary during the second ordinary session of the assembly to hold inquiries into the issue of petroleum products that were landed in the Gambia in 2023.
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Spain's Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge

Hindustan Times 26 Aug 2024
* ... * ... *. Trip seeks to strengthen ties with Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia ... Sanchez is focusing on strengthening relations with Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia, the main departure points for migrant boats. The first two share land borders with Mali ... ....
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Spanish PM’s trip to West Africa aimed at stemming migration

Business Day 26 Aug 2024
Sanchez is focusing on strengthening relations with Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia, the main departure points for migrant boats. The first two share land borders with Mali ... RETURN TO MALI ... “We cannot leave the ground empty for Russian forces to occupy.
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MoHERST rewards 10 best UTG students with Master’s scholarship

The Point 20 Aug 2024
“The Gambia government is telling the youth of this country and despite your background, the moment you are a citizen of this land, you come to the University of The Gambia and you perform very well ...
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Jabang Residents Call for Urgent Intervention by Gov’t to Resolve Land Dispute with Sukuta Bojang ...

Foroyaa 13 Aug 2024
The residents of Jabang in the West Coast Region (WCR) have called on the Gambia government to intervene in their long-standing land issues with the Bojang – Kunda Kabilo of Sukuta ... land from Jabang.
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VP Jallow lifts off $500,000 USAID project for climate change in Gambia

The Point 12 Aug 2024
The Gambia has a forest cover of 480,000 hectares (about 44% of the total land area), but nearly 70% of these forests are degraded, the vice resident divulged, saying ... “The Gambia’s 2015 NDC aims to reduce emissions by 45.4% by 2030,” the VP said.

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A demonstrator adjusts an anti-U.S. President Barack Obama poster which is seen next the defaced U.S. government emblem on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy during a demonstration on the anniversary of freezing Iran-U.S. diplomatic ties, in Tehran, on Thursday April, 9, 2009. The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage taking at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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