Gambia, Guinea Strengthen Ties
                   
allafrica.com     Jul 21, 2008          

Posted to the web 21 July 2008 The Gambia and Guinea have renewed commitment to the bilateral cooperation between Banjul and Conakry, following a recent state visit to the sister republic by President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, accompanied by a high-powered delegation, on July 14. President Jammeh was received upon arrival at the Conakry International Airport by Dr Ahmed Tidiane Souaré, the prime minister of Guinea, on behalf of President Lansana Conté. Malick Sanko, the governor of Conakry, high profile officials of Guinea and members of the Gambian community were also at the airport to receive the Gambia leader. According to GRTS, part of Dr Jammeh's engagement was to express solidarity with Guineans and to renew the bilateral agreements that bind the two peoples together. Conakry and Banjul have had excellent relations,... [read full story]                    


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Gambian, Senegalese Journalists Describe Fear, Increasing Dangers

voanews.com     14 hrs ago   3 related          

Shryock report - Listen (MP3) After recent attacks on newspaper offices in Senegal and ongoing detentions of journalists in Gambia, international attention is yet again being focused on the state of journalism in West Africa....                    

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Gov't Commitment to Women's Rights Reinforced

allafrica.com     21 hrs ago          

Madam Zineb Yahya Jammeh, the first lady of the republic of The Gambia, has buttressed the government's continued commitment to the cause and advancement of women's rights, which she said, is manifested in the strategies,...                    

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Mauritanian Envoy Meets VP

allafrica.com     yesterday          

Posted to the web 19 August 2008 Pa Malick Faye Colonel Ahmed Bamba Ould Baye, the permanent secretary at the High State Council of Mauritania, last morning, had an audience with the vice-president, Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy, in...                    

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FJC Elected to High Position

allafrica.com     yesterday          

The speaker of the National Assembly, Hon Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay, has been unanimously elected as the president of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region, at the recent 54th CPA Plenary Conference held...                    

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