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Racha tei sa kanam: VP's son elevated from a taxi driver to prestigious OIC job

When Senegal hosted the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit in 2009, former President Abdoulaye Wade appointed his son, Karim as the secretary general of the organising committee.

It looks like The Gambia’s vice president, Fatoumatta Tambajang also repeated the nepotistic precedence set by Wade after meeting an OIC delegation

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Who will be in Barrow’s political party?

President Adama Barrow is moving to form his own political party to assert his authority and prepare for the next presidential election, according to reports reaching What’s On-Gambia.

Sources said some close to the president have advised him to establish a party with a good mix of politicians, keeping an

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Three Gambian girls to represent Africa at international robotics competition

Three Gambian teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 18 have been selected to represent the continent of Africa at the FIRST Global Challenge 2018 International Robotics Competition in Mexico in August.

Amie Sankareh, Vanessa Williams and Ida Camara and their mentor, Juma Baldeh will depart The Gambia on

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Minister Henry Gomez slammed for per diem-mongering

The minister of Youth and Sports, Henry Gomez has inspired or rather re-inspired a backlash against Barrow’s government for excessive travel expenses and per diem-mongering.

Minster Gomez was slammed for shamelessly attempting to milk taxpayers dry after requesting D277, 494 as per diem for a trip to Azerbaijan and Poland

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Malian hero, Mamoudou Gassama is a backway boy

The 22-year-old Malian who was hailed a hero on Sunday after he sprang into action to save a child hanging from a fourth-floor balcony is a ‘backway boy’ who arrived in Europe by sea.

In an interview with a French television channel, Mamoudou Gassama revealed he left his home country

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Gambian girl emerges best graduating student in Ghanaian university

A former student of the Gambia Methodist Academy has made the country proud in Ghana where she made history with her academic feat.

Fatoumatta Jallow emerged the overall best student at Marshalls University College’s first graduation ceremony held in the Ghanaian capital on Saturday.

She wrote on Facebook: “Being named

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