On August 27, 2025, France returned the skull of King Toera and three others from the Sakalava ethnic group to Madagascar, a historic act of reconciliation enabled by a new law, with a funeral planned for August 31.
On August 26, 2025, President Adama Barrow established a committee to review PURA’s telecommunications pricing rules, emphasizing transparency and fair access to services in The Gambia, with updates to follow.
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice denounces the denial of bail to political prisoners and the use of tear gas against peaceful protesters at Kanifing Magistrates Court on August 25, 2025, as violations of constitutional rights and signs of democratic backsliding in The Gambia.
On August 23, 2025, Ballers4Life Youth League, alongside the University of The Gambia Student Union and Go Green Generation, planted over 200 trees at Faraba Banta campus, promoting environmental sustainability and social change through football.
Discover the fascinating transformation of a periodical cicada shedding its nymphal skin in Cincinnati, showcasing its striking compound eyes and jewel-like ocelli on May 20, 2025.
