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ECOWAS Parliamentarians on Gender Mainstreaming

In a bid to enhance the knowledge and capacities of ECOWAS Parliamentarians on gender related issues, the ECOWAS Gender and Development Center recently organised a two-day seminar on gender mainstreaming.  Held at the Paradise Suites Hotel, the seminar amonger other things sought to build the capacities of ECOWAS to have a greater understanding of the concept of mainstreaming in gender as enshrined in the policies and programs of the ECOWAS Parliament.  This is also in fulfillment of the...

African Unity must be taken seriously

Without doubt the idea of unifying the continentpolitically, economically and socially by bringing it together culturally andeconomically is one of the most important dreams which enthralled theimagination of Africans for many generations. It was given serious thought by the founding fathers of theAfrican liberation movement such as Nkrumah, Sekou Ture, Gamal Abdel Nasser,Kenneth Kaunda, Patrice Lumumba and of recent, the Libyan leader MuammarGaddafi. What Africaowns of natural wealth and...

76 Police Officers Trained

About 76 police officers from various police stations across the country recently took part in a four-day training workshop held at President Jammeh’s Officers’ Mess in Kotu. Addressing the participants at opening ceremony of the forum, Ousman Sonko, Secretary of State for the Interior, emphasized the significance of the four-day training workshop, admonishing participants to utilize the knowledge gained. “The training is expected to build your capacities so as to enable you effectively apply...