Tag: Gambia
Islamic Development Bank commits $297 million to Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, and Mauritania
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved nearly $297 million to fund major development projects in Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, and Mauritania. The funds aim to ... Read More
Gambia’s President sends message to King Mohammed VI
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has sent a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by Gambia’s foreign minister Mamadou Tangara to ... Read More
Remittance costs in Sub-Saharan Africa remain high despite fintech’s effort to slash fees
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the world's most expensive region when it comes to transferring remittances, with an average cost of transferring money of 8.37% in the ... Read More
Senegal inks peace deal with rebel group, ending four decades of conflict
Senegal has officially ended one of Africa's oldest conflicts with the signing of a peace agreement between the government and the separatist Movement of Democratic ... Read More
Gambia’s President addresses message to King Mohammed VI
Gambia's President, Adama Barrow, has addressed a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara to ... Read More
Spain’s Canary Islands break new record of 46,843 irregular migrant arrivals in 2024
Spain has announced it set a new record for migrant arrivals in 2024, having received 63,970 people who entered Spanish territory irregularly by land or ... Read More
Regional Bloc Establishes Court to Address Gambia’s Dictatorship-Era Atrocities
A regional coalition of West African states has approved the creation of a special court to address egregious abuses committed in Ghana, a small coastal ... Read More
Africa Visa Openness Index 2024: mixed progress with many challenges lying ahead
The number of African countries offering e-visas has risen from 9 in 2016 to 26 in 2024, the latest addition of the Africa Visa Openness ... Read More
Senegal-Gambia: Customs agreement allows resumption of road traffic between the two countries
Traffic has resumed Thursday on the Trans-Gambian route, which connects Senegal's north and south through The Gambia. Truck drivers from Senegal have stopped using the ... Read More
Nigeria sends peacekeepers to Gambia
Nigeria said it will deploy 197 peacekeepers to Gambia to back the ECOWAS’s peace and stability mandate. Troops from ECOWAS entered The Gambia in January ... Read More