The fourth edition of the CAF African Schools Football Championship WAFU A qualifiers took place in Banjul, featuring a competitive atmosphere and an award ceremony. The Gambia secured bronze medals in both the boys’ and girls’ categories, with the boys defeating Mauritania in a penalty shootout and the girls narrowly losing to Senegal. Each team
On November 19, 2025, Her Excellency Fatou Bom Bensouda, the Gambian Ambassador to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, officially presented her Letters of Credence to Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap in Rome. During the meeting, she conveyed warm greetings from President Adama Barrow and underscored The Gambia’s commitment to enhancing diplomatic relations. Their
Commissioner General Mr. Yankuba Darboe emphasized that the opening of the Soma Tax Office and Staff Residence marks a significant achievement in enhancing public service delivery. This facility represents a commitment to decentralizing operations, increasing service efficiency, and improving staff welfare, thereby enhancing revenue collection. The initiative seeks to encourage professionalism among staff while reinforcing
By Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation By Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about 4 cents to make. Chances are you have some in a jar, or scattered among pockets, purses and car ashtrays. As small as it is, the penny punches above its weight culturally. If it ever
By Robert Koopman Industrial subsidies have re-emerged as a central tool of economic strategy. Once viewed primarily as distortions to be disciplined under international trade rules, they are now deployed to secure supply chains, accelerate green transitions and anchor technological leadership. The United States’ Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science Act, China’s Made in
