Gambia In Headlines – allAfrica News

• Is Labour Day Serving Its True Purpose?
  [Foroyaa] May Day is utilized by organized labour to determine the working condition of the working class. While sports could improve health, meetings convened by organized labour to explain their concerns to government and people embody the true significance of commemorating Labour Day.
• First Witness Testifies in Westfield Murder Case
  [Foroyaa] 22-year-old Sanna Camara is the first prosecution witness to testify in the murder trial involving Adama Tine accused of killing Fatoumata Kargbo inside a money exchange bureau at Westfield, Kanifing Municipality.
• GPA Announces Plans to Build Second Lander Bridge
  [The Point] The Gambia Port Authority (GPA) has revealed plans to build a second landing bridge for operational safety of ferries.
• Govt Spent Over D400 Million On OIC in 2023 Alone - CEO
  [The Point] The Gambia government had budgeted over D400 million for the OIC-Gambia Secretariat to organise the summit, according to Chief Executive Officer Yankuba Dibba.
• Alliance of Victim-Led Organisation Launched
  [The Point] Alliance of Victim-Led Organisation (AVLO) was on Thursday launched. The organisation is dedicated to championing and representing the interest of victims of human rights violations during the former president's era.
• Speaker Jatta Calls for an End to Israel-Gaza War
  [The Point] The Honourable Speaker of The Gambia, Fabakary Tombong Jatta has called on parliamentarians to use their status and influence to advocate for an immediate end to the ongoing Israel military operation on the Palestinian people in Gaza.
• Nigcoy 8 Organises Free Medical Outreach, Donates Food Items to Mile II
  [The Point] The Nigerian Contingent of ECOWAS (ECOMIG) in The Gambia has provided a free medical outreach program for the inmates at Mile II Central Prison and also donated food items to them as part of its Civil Military Cooperation activities.
• Gambia Hosts 3rd Edition of Pan-African AUF Confab
  [The Point] The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, (MoHERST), has hosted the Third Edition of the Pan-African Conference of Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie(AUF) entitled 'The Multilingual Scientific Africa'.
• Excitement Sweeps As Gambia Hosts Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Summit
  [The Point] Excitement is sweeping across the country as The Gambia prepares to host the 15th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit slated for Saturday 4 May 2024.
• Barrow Commends AUF Initiative
  [The Point] Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie -AUF West-Africa Regional Director Professor Oiudad Tebba visited President Barrow to brief him on the AUF Conference on scientific publication and academic mobility.