Gambia

  • Oct 25, 2011
  • 7 min read

Gambian president's re-election is a near certainty

Yesterday marked a month to go before presidential elections in Gambia. As West Africa digests...

Gambia
  • Aug 12, 2010
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AFRICA: Deepwater oil regulation is set to increase

Angola's oil minister, Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos, said on August 10 that the number of...

Africa
  • Jun 9, 2010
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GAMBIA: Drug trafficking still thrives in West Africa

Police in Gambia have seized 2.34 tonnes of cocaine and arrested twelve people in a significant...

West Africa
  • Jul 24, 2009
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GAMBIA: 'Revolution' draws critics on human rights

On July 22, Gambia marked the 15th anniversary of the 1994 coup that brought Yahya Jammeh to...

Gambia
  • Jul 6, 2009
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AFRICA: Japan seeks to support rice production boost

Last year's food price shock, which pushed up urban living costs across Africa -- provoking riots...

Africa
  • Jun 23, 2009
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WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS postpones regional monetary zone

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting in Abuja, yesterday delayed by...

  • Jun 4, 2008
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AFRICA: New wave of telecoms privatisations underway

Privatisation, liberalisation and regulation have transformed the structure of telecoms markets...

Africa
  • May 4, 2007
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WEST AFRICA: Islam political influence may be waning

West Africa is among the most populous regions of the Islamic world. While Islam has played a...

West Africa