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If the independence celebrations were a feast, this would be my salibo or ndewenal: I am no Yousou Ndour but I also can sing a song for my people. Allow me to borrow, though, the Senegalese star's ...
The independence of Ghana in 1957 gave impetus to the struggle for independence everywhere in Africa. In The Gambia, civil society became more vibrant from 1957 onwards.
Dawda Jawara, in front row at right, in 1973. After securing Gambia’s independence from the British, he was the country’s president from 1970 to 1994.
Dawda Kairaba Jawara, Gambia's first post-independence president who led the tiny West African country for 24 years before being deposed in a 1994 coup, has died at the age of 95.
Dawda Kairaba Jawara, Gambia's first post-independence president who led the tiny West African country for 24 years before being deposed in a 1994 coup, has died at the age of 95, the presidency ...
Gambia Independence Day is celebrated worldwide on February 18. Berks County’s Gambian community gathered Saturday at at Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom to celebrate the 60th anniversary of ...
The message commended The Gambia for its remarkable progress and resilience since gaining independence. It emphasised the long-standing relationship between the two nations, built on mutual ...
Sir Dawda Jawara, who has died aged 95, was the Gambian politician who led the former British colony to independence in 1965 in what was ostensibly a multi-party liberal democracy.Re-elected five ...
Gambians Monday celebrate the 48 th independence anniversary of their country from the United Kingdom. President Yahya Jammeh declared Friday and Sunday as national days of prayer for continued ...
Dawda Kairaba Jawara, Gambia's first post-independence president who led the tiny West African country for 24 years before being deposed in a 1994 coup, has died at the age of 95, the presidency ...