Study: We're losing the fight against drug-resistant infections faster we'd thought

One of the pillars of modern medicine is showing its cracks, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. Antibiotics have turned once deadly infections into minor inconveniences. They make lifesaving interventions, from surgery...

NA Pushes For Adoption of Mandatory Gender Quota Law

By: Binta Jaiteh The National Assembly Research Unit has called for the adoption of a mandatory gender quota law to ensure a minimum of 30 percent representation of women across all public institutions. The research, aimed at addressing persistent...

SYRUP OF DEATH

Amid ruckus over ‘cough syrup deaths’, the PIB’s fact-check arm on Monday, busted a video claiming that Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide component in cough syrups has been banned. The government clarified that Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide does not...

When destruction becomes a mission, destruction becomes the end: A reflection on envy, arrogance, and national renewal

- Advertisement - By Abdoulie Mam Njie (retired permanent secretary) In The Gambia, brilliance too often dies young not by age, but by envy’s slow suffocation. We are a small nation rich in talent, yet too often that talent flickers out, snuffed...

AFRICA CAPITAL MARKETS FORUM 2025 7-9 OCTOBER 2025 | SANDTON CONVENTION CENTRE | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Continental Leaders Gather to Address Africa’s $2.5 Trillion Infrastructure Gap and Drive Capital Markets Integration JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The Africa Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) 2025, the continent’s premier gathering for capital markets...

Africa will be free when the IMF stops colluding to steal its wealth

- Advertisement - By Vijay Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In countries like Senegal, the IMF has been complicit with irregular debt practices and fraudulent accounting in order to undermine sovereignty and favour multinational...

Ghana Gives Birth…. How Black Greek life found its home on African Soil

When the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10, 1930, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., few could have imagined that its mission of unity, scholarship, and service would one day return to the land of its ancestors. The...

Death toll from toxic cough syrup in India rises to 20 children as WHO demands answers

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Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts

Issue Brief October 6, 2025 • 8:30 am ET Print this page Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts By Ebimboere Seiyafa, Awa Niang Fall, Ellis Adjei Adams, Kadidia Kane, Isa Elegbebe Olalekan, Kodjo...

Minister Gomez reaffirms December deadline for Faraba Banta campus launch

The Lot 2 development comprises key academic and administrative structures, including the Faculty of Law, the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, and a seven-story Chancery building, which will serve as the central administrative hub...

India's cough syrup tragedy shows huge drug safety gaps

The recent deaths of more than 20 children in the central state of Madhya Pradesh have left Indians shaken and angry, as the country that sees itself as a pharma powerhouse faces painful issues regarding its drug safety protocols. All of the...

Ghana Gives Birth…. How Black Greek Life Found Its Home on A...

When the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10, 1930 at Howard University in Washington, D.C., few could have imagined that its mission of unity, scholarship, and service would one day return to the land of its ancestors. The...

Fact-Check: Viral Photo of MC Cham Jr. and Mayor Talib Bensouda Is Manipulated

On 13 October 2025, a photo showing Kanifing Mayor Talib Bensouda and Councillor MC Cham Jr. appearing to almost kiss went viral on social media. It was shared on the Facebook page NPP Must GO26, which openly supports the ruling National People’s...

Climatic Change Risk: Insurers Provide Way-out

As occurrence of climatic change related risks heighten across West African sub region, insurers said it is time to take precautionary measures like geo coding, parametric piloting in their risk pricing to cope with current challenges, writes...

GRA signs $7.2M with Arabsoft–TMI Consortium to boost ITAS

“It includes robust capacity-building component to empower our local teams and ensure long-term sustainability,” Finance minister Seedy Keita stated at the signing ceremony at MOFEA Conference Room in Banjul. Hon. Seedy Keita described the event...

GRA Signs $7.27M Deal with ARABSOFT TMI to Launch Digital Tax System

By: Fatou Krubally In a decisive move to modernize tax administration and enhance fiscal transparency, the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MOFEA), on Tuesday signed a $7.27 million contract...

WHO intervenes as death toll from toxic cough syrup in India rises to 20

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India’s top drug regulator admits widespread lapses after 20 children die from contaminated cough syrup

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2025 World Teachers’ Day: Together for Teachers, Together for the Future

Demonstrations, calls for increased investment in quality, inclusive education systems and educators, poems, dances, and more. On October 5th, 2025, education unions celebrated World Teachers’ Day, around the globe. Africa: Education union leaders...

A Smarter Way to Control Mosquitoes

Newswise — Scientists at Virginia Tech may have just made it easier to fight the world’s deadliest animal: the mosquito. Only female mosquitoes bite because they need nutrients from blood to develop eggs. That drive makes them dangerous, allowing...