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Pertinent Issues of Tobaski

Pertinent Issues of Tobaski

africa » gambia
The Point
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
With few days to go before the annual Eid-ul-Adha, locally known as Tobaski, the Muslim-dominated Gambian society is already astir with the...
livestock, trade, markets, Eid-ul-Adha, muslims, Tobaski
SOUTH AFRICA: Gap between have...

SOUTH AFRICA: Gap between haves and have-nots yawns wider

africa » south africa » johannesburg
IRIN
Thursday, November 08, 2007
An off-the-cuff remark by a leading trade unionist that millions of South Africans were economically better off under apartheid than under democratic...
regional, gap, trade, unionist, poverty, unemployment, government, COSATU, policy
Senegal Proposed Salary Reduct...

Senegal Proposed Salary Reduction Limited to Top Echelon

africa » senegal
The Point
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
No sooner had the Senegalese National Assembly approved of President Wade’s proposal to reduce the salaries of all government workers in Senegal from...
regional, salary, reduction, Top Echelon, national assembly, Prime Minister, trade

34 pilgrims on bi-centenary in The Gambia

africa » gambia
Sunday, November 04, 2007
A group of 34 Pilgrims from the United Kingdom, led by Rev. Femi Cole-Njie and Mr Kenneth Njie, arrived on Tuesday  30 October 2007  in The Gambia...
news, uk, Rev.Femi Cole-Njie, Mr Kenneth Njie, visist, slave, trade
BURKINA FASO: Cotton producers...

BURKINA FASO: Cotton producers celebrate WTO ruling against US subsidies

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Cotton industry officials in West Africa’s largest cotton producing nation are celebrating a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that US...
regional, cotton, producers, WTO, trade, farmers, prices, markets
Western Region in cross border...

Western Region in cross border meeting

africa » gambia » brikama
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Monday, October 08, 2007
Stakeholders were on Wednesday, engaged in a one-day cross border meeting, at the Western Region Governor’s Office in Brikama.  The new initiative...
headlines, stakeholders, meeting, cross-border, relations, neighbours, trade
ZIMBABWE: Informal markets boo...

ZIMBABWE: Informal markets boom with homemade commodities

africa » zimbabwe » harare
IRIN
Monday, October 08, 2007
Unable to get their hands on scarce and often expensive essentials, Zimbabweans are settling for food items such as cooking oil that are cheap, often...
regional, markets, commodities, expensive, food, shortage, trade
DoSTC signifies up-country tou...

DoSTC signifies up-country tourism

africa » gambia » banjul
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Angela Colley, Secretary of State for Tourism and Culture, has told the National Assembly that her Department of State places a lot of emphasis on...
headlines, tourism, SOS Angela Colley, tourists, culture, trade, development
Rights Network Leaves for Lisb...

Rights Network Leaves for Lisbon Tomorrow

africa
The Point
Monday, September 17, 2007
Regional Network of Human Rights workers in Africa are expected to leave the continent tomorrow for a meeting with their European counterparts ahead...
regional, network, human rights, meeting, EU, AU, youth migration, economic, partnership, trade
Banjul’s population on the dec...

Banjul’s population on the decline

africa » gambia » banjul
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Friday, September 14, 2007
Ismaila Sambou, Secretary of State for Local Government and Lands, has said that the reduction of the population of the city of Banjul is not due to...
headlines, popluation, city, socio-culture, houses, lands, trade
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