Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Gambia attains 6.5% economic growth
afrol News, 1 September - Backed by a strong rebound in agricultural output and the continued growth in the services and construction sectors, Gambian economy is expected to record a 6.5% growth this year, Central Bank figures indicated.
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Joint probe on Ghanaian massacre
afrol News, 18 August - A joint fact-finding team involving the United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been set up to probe into the massacre of a number of Ghanaian nationals in The Gambia three years ago.
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Politics | Human rights | Society
Gambia denounces Shia faith
afrol News, 7 August - The Gambia's Supreme Islamic Council has ordered all programmes geared towards propagating or defending Shia Muslims to stop with immediate effect.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights
Gambia leader validates Mugabe's re-election
afrol News, 4 July - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has validated the re-election of his Zimbabwean counterpart in a controversial presidential polls re-off in which Robert Mugabe was the sole candidate. Read more
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Gambia gets "huge" iron ore
afrol News, 26 June - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has announced the discovery of "huge" deposits of iron ore in his country, refusing to reveal the exact location of the natural resource until mineral exerts have finalised their work.
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Politics | Human rights | Society
Gambia worried by Algeria bomb threats
afrol News, 19 June - Gambian football authorities have written to the football world governing body FIFA, expressing concern and outrage over reported claims that some Algerian players threatened to "blow up" the hotel of Gambian team in Blida, Algeria, this Friday. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights | Media
Gambia's ex-minister becomes media manager
afrol News, 18 June - The Gambia’s former Miniser of Information, Communication and Technology has been appointed the new Managing Director of the Observer Media Company, the publisher of the pro-government 'Daily Observer' newspaper. Read more
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Society | Politics | Gender - Women
Parents detained over daughters' FGM in Gambia
afrol News, 6 June - The parents of five daughters of Gambian descent have been detained in Oslo, Norway, after a human rights group revealed all the girls had been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia. The youngest girl, aged five, has been taken away from parents, while the elder four are with family in The Gambia.
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Politics | Society | Human rights | Media
Gambia ordered to free missing journalist
afrol News, 6 June - A regional court has declared the continued arrest and detention of journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh illegal and ordered Gambian authorities to "immediately release him." The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) also ordered The Gambia government to pay US $100,000 as damages to Mr Manneh.
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Society | Gay - Lesbian | Travel - Leisure
Gambia frees "gay" Spanish tourists
afrol News, 4 June - The two Spanish tourists arrested on Friday in The Gambia, accused of having made "dishonest propositions" to engage into homosexual relationships, yesterday were released without charges and are preparing their return to Spain.
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» 03.06.2008 - Gambian police arrests "gay tourists"
» 28.05.2008 - Former Gambian editor acquitted
» 26.05.2008 - IGLHRC tackles Gambian leader
» 20.05.2008 - Doom awaits gays in Gambia
» 16.05.2008 - New airline storms Gambia
» 09.05.2008 - Gambia granted AGOA textile visa
» 02.05.2008 - Equatorial Guinean leader tops Africa's media predators
» 30.04.2008 - Senegal adjusts Gambia's internet bandwidth capacity
» 15.04.2008 - Gambia warns against crossborder trade
» 07.04.2008 - Gambian police went missing
» 19.03.2008 - Gambia’s electoral chief fined
» 12.03.2008 - Gambia's agric minister fired
» 28.02.2008 - Gambia editor returns to dock
» 22.02.2008 - Expelled firm's chief arraigned
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