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Ecobank and Terre des Hommes launch Safe Savings Project to empower children in the street to escape poverty
Download logo Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the pan-African bank, is partnering with leading international children rights NGO Terre des Hommes (https://www.TdH.ch) to offer digital financial services to some of the most vulnerable children in Togo –...
World Council of Churches (WCC) contributes to contextual theologies course in Morocco
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Theological Education programme has, for the second time, contributed to ecumenical capacity development in Morocco. The WCC helped instruct a course on contextual theologies and African theologies at...
World Bank, Government of Kenya to Discuss Disability Inclusive Education in Africa
Download logo The World Bank, in collaboration with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF, will conduct a Technical Learning Session on Inclusive Education from October 23 – 25, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event is...
European backing for EUR 142 million Gambia renewable energy programme
Download logo First country in the world to ensure all its 1,100 rural schools and health centres will benefit from reliable energy supply using solar and battery technology; 20MW solar energy and 400km distribution project to transform energy...
African Union Consultative Dialogue on “The Integration of Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform, Transitional Justice and Governance into Stabilisation Efforts” concludes in Banjul, The Gambia
Download logo A Consultative Dialogue organised by the African Union (AU) Commission on “Enhancing the Integration of Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform, Transitional Justice and Governance into Stabilisation Efforts: Lessons for Silencing the...
Merck launches their Merck Foundation in The Gambia in partnership with The First Lady of The Gambia
Merck Foundation appoints H.E. Fatoumatta Bah Barrow, The First Lady of The Gambia as the ambassador of ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ campaign in the Gambia BANJUL, THE GAMBIA, February 27, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- • Merck Foundation(MF) in...
UNOWAS welcomes the launch of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission of The Gambia (TRRC)
Download logo The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, welcomes the launch on 15th October 2018 of the Truth, Reconciliation and...
No country can solve its challenges ‘in isolation,’ Gambia President tells UN Assembly
“Our salvation, as human beings, lies in strengthening our multilateral institutions and fostering greater international cooperation to collectively address global challenges,” he said, noting that the UN “uniquely provides the opportunity to...
Youth Take a Stand in Favor of Human Rights Education at the United Nations, Gain International Attention.
Youth representing 60 nations gathered at the UN to celebrate the 15th Human Rights Summit and 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. UNITED NATIONS HQ, NEW YORK , USA, July 19, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- NEW YORK, July...
YOUTH ADVOCATE IN CONGRESS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
Youth traveling from all over North America came together in Washington, DC for The 1st Annual Youth for Human Rights North American Regional Summit. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, May 3, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The capital...
Merck Foundation and Manipal Academy of Higher Education signs MoU to Train Embryologists from Africa and Asia
Merck Foundation connects Africa to India, to build the fertility care capacity in the African And Asian continents. MANIPAL, INDIA, May 3, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA, Germany, and Manipal...
Merck launches their Merck Foundation in The Gambia in partnership with The First Lady of The Gambia
Merck Foundation (MF) in partnership with the First Lady of The Gambia through her foundation; Fatoumatta Bah Barrow (FaBB) Foundation launched ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ campaign in the Gambia. Merck Foundation provides oncology fellowship...
Signing of the Line of Financing agreement between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Sub Saharan African Banks
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private sector (ICD) (www.ICD-PS.org) and Afriland First Group, Banque Islamique du Senegal, EBID, BSIC Mali and Coris Bank Mali signed a Line of financing agreements for a Euro 45 million, Euro...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2017 Article IV Consultation; and Completion of the First Review under and Extension of the Staff monitored Program with The Gambia
On March 22, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with The Gambia. The Gambian economy has started to recover, following the sharp growth slowdown in 2016. For 2017, economic...
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Lord Ahmad congratulates The Gambia on Commonwealth re-entry
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Commonwealth, visited The Gambia on 15 and 16 February to offer congratulations on the country’s re-entry to the Commonwealth. The Minister met with senior...
New ITFC Agreement of US$210 Million for key sectors to support economic growth and job creation in The Gambia
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signs a US$210 million Framework Agreement with Government of The Gambia for financing over a 3 year period. The...
Merck Foundation Launched by First Ladies of Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Gambia and Guinea Conakry and Chairperson of National Assembly of Namibia
Dr Rasha Kelej is the First Female, African and Youngest ever Chief Executive Officer for Merck Foundation. The First Ladies of Central African Republic, Gambia, Chad , Niger and Republic of Guinea announced to be ambassadors for Merck more than a...
Merck Foundation Launched by First Ladies of Chad, Niger, CAR, Gambia,Guinea,Chairperson of National Assembly of Namibia
The First Ladies of Central African Republic, Gambia, Chad, Niger and Republic of Guinea announced to be ambassadors for Merck more than a Mother campaign. CAIRO, EGYPT, November 7, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- • The First Ladies of Central African...
U.S. Announces $50,000 to Assist Gambian Flood Victims
Ambassador of the United States of America to The Gambia Patricia Alsup recently visited Jarra Jasong (Lower River Region) to view progress on a $50,000 (GMD 2.3M) USG grant to assist victims of the August 2017 flood. Shortly after the September...
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Supports Gambia’s Agriculture With US $ 17.5 Million Syndicated Murabaha Financing
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group (www.IsDB.org), signed on November 29, 2017 with the Government of The Gambia a syndicated Murabaha financing...