Rwanda welcomed seven US deportees in mid-August 2025 under a controversial agreement allowing up to 250, providing them with training and healthcare, but human rights experts warn of potential international law breaches due to risks in the country.
Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, a seasoned journalist and filmmaker with a master’s in film studies, has been named Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations at Gambia’s Office of the President, recognized for his COVID-19 communication efforts and founding the CineKambiya International Film Festival.
The Ministry of Health, with WHO-Gambia, held a three-day training on environmental health surveillance to boost Gambia’s capacity in monitoring health threats, supporting global polio eradication, as highlighted by Selassi Amah D’Almeida.
SANYEP restores degraded mangrove wetlands in Sanyang, Kombo South, planting thousands of mangroves to combat dieback, protect coastal ecosystems, and boost fish stocks, with support from Blue Ventures and local communities.
On August 27, 2025, twenty-three protesters opposing PURA’s mobile internet cost increase were granted D50,000 bail each by Magistrate Thomas Touray, with a hearing scheduled for September 11, while twenty-one others arrested for obstructing police were released.
