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Togo Pushes for Borderless Africa as AfCFTA Leaders Call for Stronger Competition Laws
By Pa Modou Cham The inaugural conference on competition policy and law under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opened in Lomé, Togo, with African leaders, regional institutions and international partners calling for stronger competition frameworks to accelerate continental…
Togo Announces Visa-Free Entry for Africans Amid Regional Mobility Debate at Biashara Afrika Conference
By Pa Modou Cham The Togolese government has announced a visa-free entry policy for African nationals, a move that comes shortly after concerns over visa accessibility and intra-African mobility were raised during the opening of the 3rd edition of the…
EFSCRJ Report Warns of Democratic Backsliding and Rising Human Rights Concerns in Gambia
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice has raised alarm over what it describes as increasing democratic backsliding, corruption, and human rights violations in The Gambia, despite gains recorded since the end of former President Yahya Jammeh’s rule…
Africa Rallies Behind AfCFTA as Leaders Push Vision of a Stronger Continental Economy
LOMÉ, Togo- 18 May 2026- President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on Monday presided over the opening of the 3rd edition of the Biashara Afrika Forum in Lomé, as African leaders, ministers and business executives rallied behind a renewed push to accelerate…
Lomé hosts 3rd Biashara Afrika Forum as leaders champion AfCFTA-driven continental transformation
By Pa Modou Cham LOMÉ, Togo — May 18 – African heads of institutions, ministers, and private sector leaders on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to accelerating the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a driver of industrialisation, intra-African trade,…
Gambia Police Force Graduates 100 Riot Control Officers Ahead of Presidential Elections as Guinea-Bissau Ambassador Joins Ceremony
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Friday graduated 100 officers in advanced public order management in a significant security preparedness exercise ahead of The Gambia’s presidential elections scheduled for December 2026. The graduation ceremony, held at the Police Intervention Unit…
Police Clears GALA for Major First Anniversary Gathering at Westfield
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has officially granted a permit to Gambians Against Looted Assets (GALA) to hold its highly anticipated first anniversary commemoration in what is expected to be a major public gathering at Westfield on Friday. In a…
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Barbados on a Precautionary Stand-by Arrangement
Bridgetown, Barbados – May 14, 2026: At the request of the Government of Barbados, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Michael Perks, visited Barbados during May 4-14 to conduct the 2026 Article IV Consultation and discuss the Barbadian…
Seedy Njie’s anti-Mandinka sentiments should not be mistaken for pro-Fulani nationalism.
By Saikou Camara Seedy Njie deserves condemnation, and arguably disciplinary action, for statements and conduct that promote tribal discrimination and bigotry. By his own admission, he discriminated against people of Mandinka origin, accusing them of supporting the opposition and allegedly…