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Merck launches their Merck Foundation in The Gambia in partnership with The First Lady of The Gambia
Merck Foundation appoints H.E. Fatoumatta Bah Barrow, The First Lady of The Gambia as the ambassador of ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ campaign in the Gambia BANJUL, THE GAMBIA, February 27, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- • Merck Foundation(MF) in...

Global vehicle-smuggling ring revealed in Africa
(MENAFN) An international car-smuggling operation involving vehicles stolen from Europe and Canada has been uncovered in West Africa, according to Afrique-sur7 on Sunday. Interpol's joint initiative, dubbed Operation ‘Safe Wheels’, led to the...

The Gambia signs the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement between West Africa and the EU
Economic Partnerships | Brussels, 9 August 2018 The Gambia signs the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement between West Africa and the EU The Gambia became the 14th West African country to have signed the region-to-region Economic...

Merck Foundation continues to strengthen their Merck Cancer Access Program in Gambia, Lesotho, Botswana and Zimbabwe
Merck Foundation commits to improve patient’s access to quality and equitable cancer care in Africa. Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation meets the First Ladies of Gambia, Botswana, Lesotho and Zimbabwe Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com),...

No country can solve its challenges ‘in isolation,’ Gambia President tells UN Assembly
“Our salvation, as human beings, lies in strengthening our multilateral institutions and fostering greater international cooperation to collectively address global challenges,” he said, noting that the UN “uniquely provides the opportunity to...

UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Bahrain, Algeria, the Gambia, Liberia, Lithuania, and Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The UN Human Rights Committee has published its findings on the civil and political rights record of countries it examined during its latest session: Bahrain, Algeria, the Gambia, Liberia, Lithuania, and Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The...

The Gambia: Overcoming Corruption's Toll
Gambian Finance Minister, Amadou Sanneh, says recovering from years of isolation is no easy task for his country (photo: Luc Gnago/Newscom) June 29, 2018 The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, but the legacy of more than two...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Completes Second Review of Staff Monitored Program with The Gambia
Economic recovery is well underway with growth estimated at 3.5 percent in 2017. Implementation of the Staff-Monitored Program remains broadly satisfactory. The Gambia’s public debt is unsustainable, with the debt-to-GDP ratio reaching nearly 130...

IMF Completes Second Review of Staff Monitored Program with The Gambia
June 28, 2018 Economic recovery is well underway with growth estimated at 3.5 percent in 2017. Implementation of the Staff-Monitored Program remains broadly satisfactory. The Gambia’s public debt is unsustainable, with the debt-to-GDP ratio...

Angolan ambassador makes bilateral contacts in Gambia
Banjul, ANGOLA, March 21 - The Angolan ambassador to Gambia, Daniel Rosa, is since March 15 making bilateral contacts in Banjul, with various diplomats accredited in Gambia, as part of the start of his diplomatic work in that country., The...

President of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Concluded a High-Level Visit to the Gambia
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS),...

President of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the United Nations (UN) Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Concluded a High-Level Visit to The Gambia
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS),...

Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with the President of The Gambia
The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia. The President discussed his expectations for the upcoming donors conference on The Gambia in Brussels in support of the country’s National Development...

Angolan ambassador accredited in The Gambia
Luanda, ANGOLA, March 17 - The Angolan ambassador to The Gambia, Daniel Rosa, handed the credential letters to West African country’s President, Adama Barrow, starting his diplomatic duties there., The non-resident ambassador's accreditation...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation; and Completion of the First Review under and Extension of the Staff monitored Program with The Gambia
On March 22, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with The Gambia. The Gambian economy has started to recover, following the sharp growth slowdown in 2016. For 2017, economic...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Concludes Visit to The Gambia
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the...

Merck launches their Merck Foundation in The Gambia in partnership with The First Lady of The Gambia
Merck Foundation (MF) in partnership with the First Lady of The Gambia through her foundation; Fatoumatta Bah Barrow (FaBB) Foundation launched ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ campaign in the Gambia. Merck Foundation provides oncology fellowship...

Statement by the Human Rights Commissioner on suspension of the death penalty in the Gambia
Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, issued the following statement today (20 February) on the suspension of the death penalty in the Gambia: “I warmly...

Mohamed Ibn Chambas Concluded a Three-Day Visit to The Gambia
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded on 18 February a three-day visit to The Gambia. The objective of the visit was to...

Lord Ahmad congratulates The Gambia on Commonwealth re-entry
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Commonwealth, visited The Gambia on 15 and 16 February to offer congratulations on the country’s re-entry to the Commonwealth. The Minister met with senior...