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Thu, 10 May 2012 FINAL COMMUNIQUE OF THE 51st ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES? RIGHTS HELD IN BANJUL, THE GAMBIA FROM 18 April TO 02 May 2012
African Press Organization — FINAL COMMUNIQUE OF THE 51st ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ [...]

Thu, 10 May 2012 AUC / African Commission Resolution on the Unconstitutional Change of Governments
African Press Organization — The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission), at its 51st Ordinary Session held from 18 April to 2 May 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia;   Recalling its mandate [...]

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 ECOWAS CONTACT GROUP MINISTERS ON GUINEA BISSAU MEETS IN BANJUL
African Press Organization — Foreign Ministers of the seven-nation ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea Bissau are meeting with the country’s political stakeholders on Sunday, 29th April 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia, to discuss the next steps towards [...]

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 WFP GAMBIA TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THOUSANDS HIT BY DROUGHT
African Press Organization — The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Gambia announced today it will provide immediate food assistance to 62,500 people in the areas most affected by the recent drought.   The WFP [...]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 AfDB grants USD 7m to Gambia for rural water and sanitation access
African Press Organization — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two grant agreements with the Gambian government totalling USD 7 million to improve access to clean drinking water and better sanitation for an estimated [...]

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 Statement by an IMF Mission to The Gambia for Negotiations of a New ECF Arrangement
African Press Organization — An IMF mission led by Mr. David Dunn visited The Gambia during February 22-March 6, 2012, to negotiate a macroeconomic and financial program that could be supported by [...]

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with The Gambia
African Press Organization — On January 18, 2012, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with The Gambia.1 Background The Gambian economy has performed well in recent years, despite [...]

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 The Gambia must release four activists jailed for distributing anti-government T-shirts
African Press Organization — Amnesty International today called for the immediate release of four activists arrested over the distribution of T-shirts calling for an end to dictatorship in the Gambia. One activist, Dr Amadou Scattred Janneh, [...]

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 Gambian journalist harassed for reporting farmers? complaints
African Press Organization — Police in Gambia are harassing a journalist for reporting farmers’ complaints against a local official accused of mismanaging public resources, according to local journalists and news reports. A plainclothes police officer picked up reporter Momodou S. [...]

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 The Gambia / The Unfair Prosecution of two Women Human Rights Defenders Must Stop
African Press Organization — The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), denounces the [...]