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Thinking alone: Colour, culture and Africanness

Friday, June 27, 2008

None of us would dispute the ‘fact’ that we are “black people”. Black and proud. So imagine my astonishment then, when, at age 14, in the early 80s,...

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Local Government Reform and Decentralisation in The Gambia Putting the enabling legislation and institutional processes into motion

africa » gambia

Friday, June 27, 2008

1.1 Introduction The Gambia adopted decentralization in accordance with sections 193 and 194 of the constitution of the Republic (1997). The...

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New WR governor speaks

africa » gambia » western region

Thursday, June 26, 2008

The newly appointed governor of Western Region has urged his people to unite for the interest of the region and The Gambia, as a whole. Governor...

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Unionists pay tribute to Daddy Sowe

africa » gambia » banjul

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Alhagie Daddy Sowe, one of Gambia's best loved and most spirited labour union leaders recently passed away at the age of 73. Over the years, Daddy...

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Kombo North appoints female councillor

africa » gambia » sinchu baliya

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Kumba Barry Bah the head of the Yai compins in Sinchu Baliya has been appointed Kombo North women councillor . She replaced Mariatou Suwareh whose...

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The Zimbabwe issue

africa » gambia

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Almost all those who call for the departure of Comrade Mugabe are bound by the same argument of the precariousness of the state of affairs of the...

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Taiwanese-relief for storm victims

africa » gambia » western region

Friday, June 13, 2008

The Foni village of Dassilameh, Western Region, yesterday, benefitted from a relief assistance from the Taiwanese Embassy in Banjul, following a...

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KEYCDA resource management seminar ends

africa » gambia » kombo east

Friday, June 13, 2008

Kombo East District Youth and Children Development Association (KEYCDA), the umbrella body mandated to supervise all the youth and children...

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Bridging the telecommunication divide Africa, a continent on the move

africa » gambia

Friday, June 13, 2008

The increasing success registered by African countries in the area of telecommunication has received no less recognition from the expert community....

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Sense and sensibility

africa » gambia

Friday, June 13, 2008

In a book I was reading recently, The Boat Boys, written by Papa Jeng, the historian Hassoum Ceesay, had this to say about African writers in the...

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