Gambia: Gammeh Pulls Out of Race for African Union Assembly Presidency
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:26:43 -0800
RFI (Paris)-Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has pulled out of the race for the presidency of the African Union's Assembly, Gambia's foreign minister told RFI on Thursday. This leaves Benin's President Boni Yayi the likely winner of the rotating one-year term.
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Application Deadline for African Diaspora Marketplace Extended to February 15th
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:16:00 -0800
The Western Union Company , a leader in global payment services, its Foundation, and the United States Agency for International Development have extended the application deadline for the African Diaspora Marketplace to February 15, 2012.
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Gambian journalist arrested on defamation charge
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:33:48 -0800
A journalist has been arrested and charged with defamation in the tiny west African nation of Gambia, police said Wednesday, after he wrote an article accusing a local chief of mismanaging public funds.
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