Barrow, Faye expresses satisfaction with Senegambia's relationship

20 april 2024 - 19:03:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye and host counterpart President Adama Barrow have expressed great satisfaction with [...] Full text...

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President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye arrives in Gambia

20 april 2024 - 16:30:11
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye arrived Saturday in the Gambia for a day’s visit. He was [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice

02 april 2024 - 15:19:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president

02 april 2024 - 12:25:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...

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Senegal's president-elect Faye pledges to govern with humility

26 march 2024 - 06:10:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, has pledged to govern with humility, with his priorities being [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow congratulates president-elect Faye of Senegal

25 march 2024 - 17:09:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Monday congratulated Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election as president [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow calls for stronger partnership in fighting cancer

23 march 2024 - 15:37:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called for collaboration between the government and key stakeholders in the fight [...] Full text...

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Gambian president calls for more investment in rice production

20 march 2024 - 10:46:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to support investment by farmers [...] Full text...

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Gambia, ECOWAS to establish international court to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations under Jammeh

01 march 2024 - 16:04:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia and the ECOWAS   joint technical committee Friday held their inaugural meeting [...] Full text...

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Book on Gambian president's childhood launched

22 february 2024 - 12:40:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A children's book that recounts the story of a Gambian leader's childhood titled, “The Village Boy [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says the merits of dialogue are many

16 february 2024 - 17:28:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has that the merits of dialogue are many and it gives the [...] Full text...

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Gambian president calls for political dialogue

13 february 2024 - 11:09:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow has called on political parties in the West African country to use [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s President urged to help end Senegal’s political crisis

08 february 2024 - 11:34:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...

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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)

22 january 2024 - 10:03:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Gambian President says Peace Award reminder quest for peace a never-ending venture

10 january 2024 - 11:35:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow the 2024 African Prize for Peace that has been awarded him may [...] Full text...

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Irregular migration was major problem in 2023, says Gambian president

02 january 2024 - 11:24:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has emphasised that a major concern his country faced in 2023 was [...] Full text...

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Gambian President wins African Prize for Peace

02 january 2024 - 11:10:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has  been named winner of the African Prize for Peace 2024.  This was [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau releases 17 impounded Gambian vehicles

03 october 2023 - 18:14:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Guinea Bissau authorities have released 17 Gambian trucks that were impounded in Guinea Bissau to members of [...] Full text...

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Gambia and AfDB to boost rice output, uplift youth and women entrepreneurs

03 october 2023 - 14:02:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia and African Development Bank Group efforts to boost rice output and uplift youth and [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow lauds SOS as 'genuinely philanthropic' group

26 september 2023 - 10:38:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has described humanitarian charity, SOS, as a "genuinely philanthropic" group that has [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court of Justice rules in favor of victim of enforced disappearance against Gambian Government

06 july 2023 - 14:56:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice Wednesday issued a landmark decision in [...] Full text...

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President Barrow commends Bangladesh for co-deployment of troops for UN Peace Missions

14 june 2023 - 19:34:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday commended the Republic of Bangladesh for the co-deployment of troops for UN [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says Gambia has transitioned through national socio-political crisis

08 june 2023 - 15:47:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has stated that the Gambia has transitioned through a national socio-political crisis [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $15 million loan to support infrastructure financing in Nigeria

18 may 2023 - 18:23:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$15 million [...] Full text...

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Gambia holds stakeholder conferences,donor roundtable on implementation of Truth Commission recommendations

12 may 2023 - 19:51:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia is holding a stakeholder’s conference and donor roundtable on the implementation of the Truth, [...] Full text...

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WCO-WCA forum of directors general opens in Banjul

04 may 2023 - 15:07:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 29th World Customs Organisation for West and Central Africa Region directors general forum opened here [...] Full text...

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Gambia government alert on market exchange rate fluctuation

26 april 2023 - 17:42:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  The government of the Gambia has been alerted on the forex currency market exchange rate fluctuation [...] Full text...

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Swiss prosecutors charge former Gambian minister with crimes against humanity

18 april 2023 - 16:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Swiss prosecutors have charged a former interior minister of The Gambia with crimes against humanity for [...] Full text...

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Senegambia ministers brainstorms on regional trade

14 april 2023 - 13:44:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, Gambia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE), and his Senegalese [...] Full text...

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President Barrow echoes Gambia’s commitment to democratic values to ensure peaceful World Order

29 march 2023 - 16:14:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has reaffirmed The Gambia's commitment to upholding a stable world order based on [...] Full text...

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Gambia is reaping dividends of democracy: President Barrow

29 march 2023 - 09:53:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow says his country has seen the dividends of democracy in building institutions [...] Full text...

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Gambia reaches IMF final assessment

24 march 2023 - 17:45:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Ivohasina Razafimahefa, IMF Mission Chief for the Gambia, has disclosed that the West African nation [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls on UAE to invest in energy sector

22 march 2023 - 18:54:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- President Adama Barrow has called on United Arab Emirates investors to invest in the energy sector of [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says skills and entrepreneurship are critical to Gambia

18 march 2023 - 19:38:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that for a country like The Gambia, skills, and entrepreneurship are critical [...] Full text...

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U.S. Under Secretary Uzra Zeya commends Gambia truth commission

15 march 2023 - 11:08:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ms Uzra Zeya, U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, has said that [...] Full text...

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Gambian President emphasises positive role of education

15 march 2023 - 10:46:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow has emphasised that education is a positive and strong contributor to the [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to visit Gambia, Senegal

11 march 2023 - 06:49:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s new VP, from an unqualified teacher to vice president

24 february 2023 - 14:38:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has appointed Muhammad Jallow, an experienced Civil Servant, who served in different [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow urges countrymen to live together in peace

19 february 2023 - 14:02:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has urged his countrymen to live together in peace for the development [...] Full text...

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Gambian pays last respects to late vice President Badara Alieu Joof

23 january 2023 - 17:39:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians Monday paid their last respects to the country's vice President Badara Alieu Joof, who died [...] Full text...

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Gambia government mourns vice president, Alieu Badara Joof

18 january 2023 - 14:15:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has announced with profound shock and sadness the death of his Vice President [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Gambia's Vice President Joof dies

18 january 2023 - 10:21:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Vice President Badara Alieu Joof has paased away, President Adama Barrow annouced on Wednesday. The local [...] Full text...

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President Barrow extols Gambia-Senegal relations as he receives Senegalese ministerial delegation

06 january 2023 - 18:36:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s President Adama Barrow Friday renewed his commitment to strengthening the bilateral ties between The Gambia [...] Full text...

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Gambia prosecutors charge 2 civilians, policeman with treason

04 january 2023 - 13:01:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian police prosecutors have charged two civilians and a policeman with treason and concealment of treason for their [...] Full text...

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Gambians urged to take rice cultivation seriously

03 january 2023 - 13:56:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow on Monday said that his government has designed a new agriculture policy [...] Full text...

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Gambia sets up panel to investigate foiled coup plot

28 december 2022 - 12:00:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Government on Tuesday inaugurated a panel to investigate the foiled coup plot against the [...] Full text...

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Gambia names alleged coup plotters

22 december 2022 - 11:46:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Government has named Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera, from the Gambia Navy, as the alleged ringleader of [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms coup plot, soldiers apprehended

21 december 2022 - 15:33:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ebrima G. Sankareh, Government Spokesperson and Presidential Diaspora Adviser, Wednesday confirmed the arrest of four soldiers linked to [...] Full text...

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Gambia's FM calls for more support for civil society organisations in Africa

14 december 2022 - 11:24:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Gambian's Foreign Affairs Minister, has called for more support for civil society organisations in Africa [...] Full text...

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President Barrow gives sermon at African Ulama and religious affairs ministers ending

08 december 2022 - 15:55:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President  Adama Barrow has said that Islam provides a package for a complete lifestyle and propagates [...] Full text...

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Africa is object of various forms of exploitation. says Gambian President Barrow

07 december 2022 - 11:08:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow says Africa has been the object of infiltration and various forms of [...] Full text...

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Feature - Climate Change: Inside struggles of Gambian flood victims

28 november 2022 - 18:10:46
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A 22-year-old young man from Tobacco Road, the hardest hit area by the latest flash [...] Full text...

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Gambia suspends licence of importer of deadly Indian cough syrups

11 october 2022 - 10:37:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has authorised the Medicine Control Agency to suspend the licence of the pharmacy [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow calls for efforts to boost ECOWAS cross-border trade

06 october 2022 - 11:19:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has tasked the new ECOWAS representative to The Gambia map out strategies that [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador-at-Large Beth Van Schaack calls on Gambian President

04 october 2022 - 10:40:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaack, on Monday called on the Gambian President, [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest

22 september 2022 - 20:02:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the [...] Full text...

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The current cost-of-living crisis across the world is a wake-up call- President Barrow

22 september 2022 - 18:16:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Thursday emphasized that the current cost-of-living crisis across the world was a wake-up [...] Full text...

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President Barrow commends TBI

22 september 2022 - 15:25:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has commended the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change -TBI for the support [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Gambian President calls on countries to raise investments and focus on saving and protecting lives

22 september 2022 - 13:11:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told  a meeting on mobilising climate financing held on the sidelines [...] Full text...

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Gambia upholds education and skills acquisition as a right for every citizen - President Barrow

20 september 2022 - 18:48:37
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow, has said that The Gambia upholds education and skills acquisition as a [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says Gambian economy, growth rebounded to 4.5 per cent in 2021-

16 september 2022 - 18:07:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian  President Adama Barrow has stated that despite the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the [...] Full text...

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Queen Elizabeth's Death Is a sad moment for Gambia - Historian Hassum Ceesay

09 september 2022 - 16:27:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Gambian historian and Director General of the National Center for Arts and Culture Kassum Ceesay has described [...] Full text...

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Muslim world league secretary-general calls on President Barrow

06 september 2022 - 17:53:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Abdulqader Ahmad Al-Mashhor, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Gambian president says poverty, inequality continue to ruin communities in Africa

27 august 2022 - 17:47:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Saturday said that poverty and inequality continue to ruin communities in [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says digital innovations have impressively transformed global financial landscape

04 august 2022 - 14:11:07
    Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has stated that digital innovations have impressively transformed the global financial landscape, with [...] Full text...

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Gambian President urges the public to register for biometric birth certificate, health insurance

04 august 2022 - 11:08:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on members of the public to register for the newly [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls on Africa to depend on its institutions for human resource development

01 august 2022 - 15:24:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on Africa to depend on its institutions to develop its [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria

20 july 2022 - 11:26:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...

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'IFAD’s projects in Gambia to help increase food production'

20 june 2022 - 10:21:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Donald Brown, Associate Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has said [...] Full text...

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Four Ambassadors present letters of credence to Gambian President Barrow

16 june 2022 - 12:46:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Four new Ambassadors from Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Namibia and Greece on Wednesday presented their letters of [...] Full text...

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Five Ambassadors present letters of credence to Gambian leader

15 june 2022 - 11:36:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, on Tuesday received the letters of credence of five Ambassadors accredited [...] Full text...

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Gambian President urges faith groups to propagate peace, tolerance

10 june 2022 - 10:17:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has urged faith groups to propagate and maintain peace and tolerance as [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Former President Jammeh's victims call on government to take concrete steps toward justice

08 june 2022 - 13:47:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The “Jammeh2Justice” campaign, made up of victims of the former regime and Gambian and international activists, [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Equatorial Guinea sign four bilateral agreements

31 may 2022 - 16:05:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia and Equatorial Guinea have signed four bilateral agreements to establish diplomatic and trade links [...] Full text...

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Gambian president Barrow reiterates stance against unconstitutional change of government

30 may 2022 - 11:33:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President  Adama Barrow has reaffirmed his government’s stance against unconstitutional change of governments, saying it [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Ministers share experiences on child protection

30 may 2022 - 10:55:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Ministers responsible for child protection have shared experiences on cross-border cooperation on [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader welcomes AU's collective undertaking to examine continental initiatives

30 may 2022 - 10:44:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow has welcomed the African Union's humanitarian collective undertaking to examine and re-define [...] Full text...

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Gambian President urges new cabinet to deliver better living conditions for the people

11 may 2022 - 11:05:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on members of his new cabinet to work hard to [...] Full text...

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AI says President Barrow statement put human rights defender Madi Jobarteh’s safety at risk

06 may 2022 - 16:15:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Right group, Amnesty International, has said that Gambian President Adama Barrow's statements put human rights defender  Madi [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow names new cabinet

05 may 2022 - 11:44:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday announced a new cabinet for his second term, naming Mr. Alieu [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader asks civil servants to step up their performance

04 may 2022 - 12:00:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has told civil servants in the West African nation to choose between [...] Full text...

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UK Human Rights Ambassador hails Gambia’s successful democratic transition

28 april 2022 - 12:54:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The British Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, has praised Gambia’s successful transition to democratic governance [...] Full text...

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Jammeh's victims petition Gambian President

23 april 2022 - 07:05:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of human rights violations committed under former Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh's watch, on Friday petitioned [...] Full text...

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Standard Chartered Bank executives brief President Barrow on bank’s exit plan

21 april 2022 - 16:55:04
Banjul, Gambia PANA (PANA) - Standard Chartered Bank officials Thursday  briefed President Adama Barrow on the Bank’s divestiture plans in [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow's party wins parliamentary election but falls short of absolute majority

11 april 2022 - 10:42:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow's National People’s Party (NPP) won Saturday's legislative election but fell short of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Bank reiterates commitment to finance key projects in Gambia

11 april 2022 - 05:22:13
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has reiterated its commitment to consolidating its relationship with The Gambia [...] Full text...

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Gambians vote in legislative election

09 april 2022 - 12:41:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians are voting on Saturday in an election for 53 parliamentarians for a five-year term. Under the [...] Full text...

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Gambians set to vote in legislative election on Saturday

08 april 2022 - 12:57:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians vote in legislative election on Saturday – the second under President Adama Barrow – with 251 candidates [...] Full text...

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Egyptian organization donates food stuff to Gambians

05 april 2022 - 19:54:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-An Egyptian charitable organisation, Misr El Kheir, has donated food stuff to Gambians through the first lady and [...] Full text...

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Gambia government rejects memo in circulation about civil servants pay as ‘grossly false’

29 march 2022 - 20:10:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has described a rescheduled document (memo) in circulation as ‘false and misleading’ and [...] Full text...

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Over 85% of TB patients successfully treated in Gambia

24 march 2022 - 10:50:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's minister of health, Dr Ahmadou Samateh, says that over 85% of tuberculosis (TB) patients in [...] Full text...

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Gambian Players First batch arrives in Cameroon ahead of Chad encounter

21 march 2022 - 19:25:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The first batch of Scorpions arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Monday ahead of the first leg of [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Coach Saintfiet releases 23-man squad to play Chad in Afcon 2023 preliminaries

18 march 2022 - 17:59:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Senior National team Coach, Tom Saintfiet, has released his 23-man squad to play Chad [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow stresses importance of education in nation building

05 march 2022 - 16:52:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has emphasised that formal education plays an important role in nation building. Speaking [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Germany indicts death squad member under Yahya Jammeh

03 march 2022 - 14:30:12
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany has indicted Bai Lowe, an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member under ex-President Yahya Yammeh, [...] Full text...

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Gambia inaugurates first solar green mini grid plant

25 february 2022 - 12:17:31
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow will on Friday inaugurate his country’s first solar green mini grid [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader says economic independence must be linked to political independence

18 february 2022 - 20:56:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President Adama Barrow, says economic independence must be linked to political independence within a social context, [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Cameroonian captain Vincent Aboubakar emerges top scorer

07 february 2022 - 10:25:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroonian Vincent Aboubakar has emerged as the top scorer of 2021 AFCON in Cameroon with eight [...] Full text...

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Gambian president Barrow reiterates commitment to fight for the rights of Rohingya

06 february 2022 - 15:27:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow says that his government is committed to fighting the case of the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS force to return to Guinea Bissau after failed coup attempt

04 february 2022 - 08:42:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders ended their extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana on Thursday, ordering the return of a [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Table of goal scorers

25 january 2022 - 11:53:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar continues to lead the goal scorers' table at the 2021 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Debutants Gambia sting Guinea to reach the quarter-finals

24 january 2022 - 18:16:07
Bafoussam, Cameroon (PANA) - Gambia's Scorpions on Monday beat Guinea's Syli National 1-0 in their round of 16 match of [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Mali, Gambia pick up final tickets for Round of 16

20 january 2022 - 21:06:01
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Mali and Gambia on Thursday picked up the last tickets for the Round of 16 in [...] Full text...

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Gambia's President Adama Barrow begins second term on Wednesday

19 january 2022 - 10:43:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's President Adama Barrow, who won his re-election bid on 4 December last year after beating [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Mali, Gambia draw 1-1; Tunisia thrash Mauritania 4-0 to open up Group F

16 january 2022 - 20:18:33
Limbe, Cameroon (PANA) - Tunisia thrashed Mauritania 4-0 in their Day 2 Group F match played at the Omnisport Stadium [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Coach Sainfiet lauds Gambia’s fighting spirit against Mali

16 january 2022 - 18:05:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Coach Tom Sainfiet has hailed his Scorpions players for their fighting spirit and resilience shown [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s foreign ministry says 11 Gambians died in New York fire tragedy

12 january 2022 - 10:02:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says at least 11 Gambians, including six children, died in the [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Gambia's Scorpions open maiden appearance against Mauritania Lions of Chinguetti

12 january 2022 - 09:49:13
Limbe, Cameroon (PANA) - The Gambia senior national football team, The Scorpions, will open their maiden appearance at the finals [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls on political leaders to unite the people

03 january 2022 - 15:25:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Monday called on all political leaders and supporters to unite in spite [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow pardons 21 prisoners

31 december 2021 - 16:22:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, on Friday pardoned 21 prisoners in exercise of his powers of prerogative [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Supreme Court strikes out opposition election petition

28 december 2021 - 17:47:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s Supreme Court in Banjul struck out the election petition filed by the opposition United Democratic [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls on Gambians to build on strengths, work on shortfalls

25 december 2021 - 18:57:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian President elect-Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to build on their  strengths, work on their shortfalls and [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Coach, Tom Saintfiet, names 28-man squad for maiden Afcon tournament

22 december 2021 - 15:39:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Belgian coach, Tom Saintfiet, on Tuesday announced his final 28-man squad for Gambia’s maiden AFCON [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition UDP files election petition at Supreme Court

15 december 2021 - 17:23:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and runner-up of the West African nation December 4 presidential [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders praise Gambia for peaceful election, maturing democracy

12 december 2021 - 16:48:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders have congratulated President Adama Barrow for his re-election for a second term, commending him [...] Full text...

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US applauds Gambia's 'free, fair' Gambian presidential election

08 december 2021 - 11:21:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States has applauded the Gambian people for ensuring their voices were heard in their [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International wants Gambian president-elect to end impunity of past crimes

07 december 2021 - 17:30:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty says ending impunity of past crimes must be part of human rights priorities [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS EOM mission congratulates President elect Adama Barrow

07 december 2021 - 14:52:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observer Mission (EOM) head, Ernest Bai Koroma, also former President of Sierra Leone, [...] Full text...

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Re-elected Gambian president wants to put youth at the heart of his next five-year term

06 december 2021 - 17:18:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow, re-elected on Sunday for a second, five-year term, has reached out to his [...] Full text...

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Re-elected Barrow calls for unity, reconciliation

06 december 2021 - 16:46:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's incumbent President and winner of the just-concluded election, Adama Barrow, has called for reconciliation and [...] Full text...

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Gambian leader Barrow wins December 4 election, opposition cries foul

06 december 2021 - 11:17:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has won the 4 December presidential election to serve a second five-year term in office, the Gambia [...] Full text...

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Gambia's Barrow sweeps polls

06 december 2021 - 08:30:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's electoral body has declared sitting President Adama Barrow as winner of the 4 December presidential [...] Full text...

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Gambia election: 2 political parties, independent candidate reject election result

05 december 2021 - 18:28:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Two political parties and an independent candidate have rejected the results of the December 4 presidential [...] Full text...

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Gambia votes for President in test of country's stability

04 december 2021 - 19:50:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Voters in The Gambia cast their ballots Saturday in presidential elections likely to test the West [...] Full text...

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Gambians go to the polls Saturday to elect new president

03 december 2021 - 18:51:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians will Saturday, December 4, 2021, go to the polls to elect a President who will [...] Full text...

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Three former heads of state to observe Gambia’s presidential election

03 december 2021 - 13:41:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Three former heads of state have arrived in the Gambia to observe Saturday's presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Former Ghanaian President Mahama heads EISA to monitor Gambia’s 4 December polls

02 december 2021 - 13:44:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in The Gambia heading the Electoral Institute for [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth and Reconciliation report must lead to justice and reparations for victims

25 november 2021 - 16:06:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the Gambian government that the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...

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COP26: Gambia’s VP urges world leaders to build on the enthusiasm shown in 2015

10 november 2021 - 18:06:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambian  Dr.Isatou Touray  has called  on world leaders to build on the enthusiasm shown in 2015, saying [...] Full text...

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Gambia electoral body approves six candidates for 4 December presidential election

08 november 2021 - 10:10:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Saturday announced that six presidential candidates have qualified to stand [...] Full text...

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Gambia's electoral body to receive nomination papers of presidential candidates from Saturday

29 october 2021 - 12:36:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will begin receiving nomination papers of presidential candidates on Saturday for [...] Full text...

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Presidents Sall, Emabló arrive in Gambia for inauguration of OMVG Energy Projects

23 october 2021 - 12:13:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Saturday received President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Umaro Sissoco Emabló of [...] Full text...

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The Gambia assumes ECOWAS commission presidency

06 october 2021 - 20:02:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia will assume the presidency of the ECOWAS Commission for the period 2022-2026, a decision [...] Full text...

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Gambia's truth commission delays submission of report to President Barrow

01 october 2021 - 11:27:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that probed crimes committed under former dictator Yahya Jammeh [...] Full text...

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Rights group says oppressive laws remain in Gambia despite President’s promises

23 september 2021 - 05:35:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite Gambian President Adama Barrow’s pledge to reform the country nearly five years ago, oppressive laws [...] Full text...

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Barrow says economic growth in Gambia impressive

09 september 2021 - 22:20:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday economic growth in The Gambia had been impressive since [...] Full text...

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President Barrow's adviser on strategic communications resigns over alliance with ex-President Jammeh party

07 september 2021 - 20:16:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  Fatou Jaw Manneh, adviser on strategic communications, development, and emerging social issues, has resigned in protest [...] Full text...

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Gambian president signs Access to Information bill into law

26 august 2021 - 10:27:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow on Wednesday signed into law the West African nation's Access to Information [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Sierra Leone sign joint commission agreement to boost economic cooperation

14 july 2021 - 19:38:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, and Sierra Leonean [...] Full text...

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Gambia on course to attain universal access to electricity by 2025 - President Barrow

11 july 2021 - 19:32:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has launched the 30KV Lamin Koto to Diabugu-Batapa electricity power line, saying [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Windstorm Kills 10, internally displaces 1,531

08 july 2021 - 21:21:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Executive Director of National Disaster Management Agency Sanna Dahaba Thursday confirmed that Wednesday’s powerful windstorm killed [...] Full text...

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Gambia Coach, Saintfiet, looking for players who fit in the system

10 june 2021 - 19:45:33
Antalya, Turkey (PANA) - Gambia coach, Tom Saintfiet, says he is looking for players who understand and fit into his [...] Full text...

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Special Rep. of UN Secretary-General calls on Gambian president

09 june 2021 - 19:17:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mr Mahamat [...] Full text...

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Gambia Scorpions sting Niger in Turkey

07 june 2021 - 19:02:41
Antalya, Turkey (PANA) - Gambia kicked off their three-match friendly tour in Turkey with an impressive 2-0 win over Niger [...] Full text...

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‘Ruthless criminals should not take advantage of liberty’, President Barrow warns

25 may 2021 - 12:45:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that his government cannot create the necessary environment for freedom and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow urges Gambians to get vaccinated

19 may 2021 - 18:08:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has encouraged all Gambians to be cooperative and supportive of the ongoing vaccination [...] Full text...

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Gambia foreign minister calls for maritime security

28 april 2021 - 18:01:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has urged the Gulf of Guinea countries to [...] Full text...

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Saintfeit recalls key players for Gambia's crucial AFCON qualifiers

22 march 2021 - 08:10:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet has recalled Assan Ceesay, Lamin Jallow, Sulayman Marreh and Alasana Manneh to [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Major advance for victims of abuses during Yahya Jammeh rule

17 march 2021 - 17:22:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The arrest in Germany on March 16, 2021, of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member suspected [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says infection rate close to 5,000 in Gambia

10 march 2021 - 18:46:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has said  that  the coronavirus infection rate stands close to five thousand [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AfDB provides grant for Securities and Exchange Commission for capital markets development

05 march 2021 - 20:32:01
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Friday signed a US$400,000 grant agreement with the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Senegal donates vaccines to Gambia to support collective fight against pandemic

04 march 2021 - 17:35:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall Thursday donated 10,000 doses of coronavirus COVID-19) vaccines to The Gambia to [...] Full text...

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Chambas urges Gambians to build consensus ahead of December elections

01 march 2021 - 13:16:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls for more foreign investment

24 february 2021 - 19:48:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow og Gambia has called for stronger cooperation in the manufacturing and tourism industries, [...] Full text...

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Moroccan, Gambian Foreign ministers hold bilateral talks

19 february 2021 - 10:57:23
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad, Nasser Bourita, on Thursday [...] Full text...

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AU commission secretary, 4 diplomats call on Gambian foreign minister

08 february 2021 - 20:36:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - African Union Commission Secretary, ambassadors of Guinea, The Netherlands, India and Venezuela Monday called on Gambian [...] Full text...

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Gambia govt. dismisses rumours about ex-president's return

04 february 2021 - 17:09:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Gambia government has dismissed a report which said that former President, Yahya Jammeh, who has been [...] Full text...

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3 female diplomats present credentials to President Barrow

04 february 2021 - 16:55:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow on Thursday received the Letters of Credence of the Malaysian High Commissioner to [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Malaysia reaffirm commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation

01 february 2021 - 19:24:44
Banjul, Gambia (PA) - The Gambian Government and the Government of Malaysia have reaffirmed commitment to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian President commends Chinese health team helping in pandemic fight

29 january 2021 - 10:35:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has commended a Chinese team training Gambia’s frontline health workers in COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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US rejoins Paris Climate Accord, reengages with the WHO - Ambassador Paschall

22 january 2021 - 18:11:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States Ambassador to The Gambia, Richard C. Paschall, says the US has rejoined the [...] Full text...

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2020 was not, by any means, a normal productive year -President Barrow

31 december 2020 - 22:13:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow said here Thursday 2020 was not, by any means, a normal productive [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian president arrives in The Gambia to facilitate stakeholders’ efforts to forge workable national consensus

18 december 2020 - 20:21:26
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan arrived in The Gambia Friday to support the country’s ongoing [...] Full text...

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Preparations far advanced for inauguration of Guinean President Alpha Conde

14 december 2020 - 11:10:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Twenty-four hours before the inauguration ceremony of the Guinean president, Alpha Conde, for his third term [...] Full text...

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Gambian youths urges gov't to expedite setting up an anti-corruption commission

09 december 2020 - 12:59:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - National Youth Parliament - The Gambia has calls on the government of President Adama Barrow to [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth Secretary-General arrives in Gambia

08 december 2020 - 09:45:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland arrived in The Gambia on Monday for her first official visit to [...] Full text...

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Gambia scores high in controlling corruption, maintaining democratic rights

19 november 2020 - 18:42:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation Agency’s Financial Report 2020, has announced that The Gambia scored high in controlling [...] Full text...

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Gambia beat Gabon to edge towards first ever AFCON finals

16 november 2020 - 20:41:42
Banjul, Gambia(PANA)  - Gambia continued their run of outstanding results in qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls for unity in Guinea Bissau

21 october 2020 - 23:37:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday called on the people of Guinea Bissau to reconcile and rally behind [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia opens borders, relaxes restrictions on night clubs

16 october 2020 - 19:21:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  Following encouraging reports by his Cabinet Sub-Committee on COVID-19 and in consultation with the National Health Emergency [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow announces reopening of hotels, bars, restaurants, pools and gyms

14 october 2020 - 21:46:50
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow Wednesday announced the reopening of public places such as hotels, motels, lodges, bars, restaurants, [...] Full text...

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Outgoing EU Ambassador assures continued support to Gambia’s transition

12 october 2020 - 22:04:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The outgoing European Union ambassador to The Gambia, Attila Lajos, Monday gave the assurance that the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow vows to undertake relevant institutional, legal reforms

08 october 2020 - 18:08:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow reiterated his government’s commitment to enthrone institutional reforms in line with global standards [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

05 october 2020 - 08:47:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies

04 october 2020 - 20:10:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow redeploys Central Bank governor to trade ministry

01 october 2020 - 16:39:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow, in exercise of the powers conferred on him under Sections 71(1) and 71(3) [...] Full text...

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Gambian President, Barrow, sacks two cabinet ministers

30 september 2020 - 19:51:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow, acting under the provisions of Section 71(4) of the Constitution of the Republic [...] Full text...

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Gambia: New British High Commissioner commends President Barrow on democratic reforms

30 september 2020 - 19:36:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The New British High Commissioner to The Gambia, David Belgrove, has commended President Adama Barrow on [...] Full text...

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Gambia calls for normalisation of Cuba and US, endorses one-China policy - Barrow

24 september 2020 - 22:27:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - President Adama Barrow said here Thursday his country had called for the normalization of relations between Cuba [...] Full text...

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Pregnant women join ‘Women’s Lives Matter’ protest in The Gambia

23 september 2020 - 22:09:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A large number of pregnant women Wednesday joined other women in a protest tagged ‘Women’s Lives [...] Full text...

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Gambian legislators reject Constitution Bill

23 september 2020 - 11:29:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian parliament on Tuesday rejected the “Promulgation Bill 2020” on the country’s draft constitution after it [...] Full text...

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‘No single country, big or small, can unilaterally tackle countless challenges confronting the world today’ - President Barrow

22 september 2020 - 18:21:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has said “no single country, big or small, can unilaterally tackle the [...] Full text...

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Gambian MPs debate new constitution Bill

22 september 2020 - 14:53:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian parliamentarians on Tuesday took turns to express their views and reactions to the “Promulgation Bill [...] Full text...

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President Barrow says ‘reduction of economic activities responsible for slowdown of economic growth’

17 september 2020 - 20:48:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Thursday attributed the slowdown in the country’s economic growth to a reduction in [...] Full text...

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President Barrow draws curtain on same-sex marriage

17 september 2020 - 19:14:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, Thursday made it clear to those agitating for same-sex [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Barrow relaxes curfew in Gambia

17 september 2020 - 19:11:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – At the expiration of the State of Public Emergency by midnight tonight (Thursday 17 Sept.), President [...] Full text...

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Barrow addresses Gambian parliament, reels out successes, future plans

17 september 2020 - 18:01:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, on Thursday addressed the West African country’s parliament, spelling out his government’s [...] Full text...

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‘I have systematically addressed the unfavourable state of affairs in Gambia’ - President Barrow

17 september 2020 - 17:56:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- “Over the past three years, my government has systematically addressed the unfavourable state of affairs we found [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS heads of state continue demanding restoration of civilian power in Mali

15 september 2020 - 21:58:31
Bamako, Mali, (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday insisted on a [...] Full text...

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Ex-VP Jallow Tambajang nominated for AU vice-chair

07 september 2020 - 21:16:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  Former Gambian Vice-President Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang was Monday nominated by the West African nation to contest [...] Full text...

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President Barrow attends 57th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS in Niamey

06 september 2020 - 15:46:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, leaves Banjul on Sunday to attend the 57th Ordinary Session of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia, Senegal health ministers strengthen fight against COVID-19

23 august 2020 - 19:59:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian and Senegalese health ministers say they have have strengthened efforts to fight the Coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow revises regulations governing markets

12 august 2020 - 20:47:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, in consultation with coronavirus (COVID-19) experts at the ministry of Health, has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s opposition party urges President Barrow to assume leadership role amid pandemic

10 august 2020 - 21:09:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian opposition Gambia For All (GFA) party Monday urged President Adama Barrow to assume his [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian government jabbed over “inconsistent policies”

06 august 2020 - 22:39:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dominic Mendy, interim leader of Gambia’s newly formed opposition party, Citizen’s Alliance, Thursday swiftly reacted to [...] Full text...

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Gambian Police launch operation ‘Save our Souls’

06 august 2020 - 18:34:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Police Force has launched an operation, dubbed ‘Save our Souls (SoS)’, following the declaration [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian leader declares state of public emergency, nationwide curfew

05 august 2020 - 22:31:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow Wednesday declared a state of public emergency effective midnight and a curfew [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambian president tests negative for COVID -19

04 august 2020 - 18:31:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President, Adama Barrow, who went into isolation after his Deputy, Dr Isatou Touray, tested negative [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s second hospital shut sdown, death toll rises

03 august 2020 - 21:45:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Serrekunda General Hospital in Kanifing, about 10km outside the capital, has been shut down amid [...] Full text...

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