Gambia
1 Nov
A Gambian court has sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for plotting a coup in the West African country which has restored democracy after 22 years of dictatorship.
31 Aug
• Reps flay ‘lack of patriotism’ after training by Nigerian institutions Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals, Prof. Emem Bassey, yesterday, lamented that the health sector is facing a manpower crisis as professionals leave the country in droves. According to him, other African countries are now poaching Nigerian…
10 Apr
International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development and Law Enforcement Inc. USA, said it is mobilizing 50 delegations to The Gambia ahead of the April 15 and May 20 General Elections in the country.
6 Mar
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Monday lost 0-1 to their Gambian counterparts in the semi-finals of the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
21 Dec 2022
The Gambia's government on Wednesday said it had thwarted a coup attempt the previous day and arrested four soldiers. "The situation is under total control," it added in a statement. There was no immediate confirmation of the purported plot from other sources. Scattered witness accounts reported soldier movements around the presidential headquarters in the centre…
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