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Gambia parliament votes to reverse its landmark ban on Female Genital Muti
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Politicians in the West African nation's parliament voted 42 to four to advance the controversial bill, which would repeal a landmark 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) that made the practice punishable by up to three years in prison.
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Merck Foundation CEO receives The Gambia First Lady & 12 African First
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Banjul [The Gambia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, recently conducted their annual conference, the 9th Edition of "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary". The conference was inaugurated by Prof.
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Merck Foundation and Gambia First Lady conducted the First Health Media Tr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/ Banjul [The Gambia], January 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany organized their first "Merck Foundation Health Media Training" via Videoconference on 15th December 2021 in partnership with H.E. Mrs. FATOUMA
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Adama Barrow re-elected as Gambian president
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Banjul [Gambia], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Alieu Momar Njie, chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of The Gambia, declared on Sunday that Adama Barrow, the leader of the National People's Party (NPP), as the winner of the presidential election held on Saturday.
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Gambian politicians make promises to electorates ahead of December polls
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Banjul [Gambia], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Politicians in The Gambia have been making last-minute promises to convince the electorates to vote for them as the country gears up for the December 4 presidential election to determine who would govern the nation for the next five years.
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Muraleedharan visits The Gambia, holds meetings with its President and For
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Banjul [Gambia], November 5 (ANI): Indian Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan visited the Republic of The Gambia and held meetings with its President Adama Barrow and other officials and discussed the bilateral cooperation.
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Muraleedharan interacts with Indian community, visits Gambia's National As
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Banjul [Gambia], November 3 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan interacted with the members of the Indian Community here and took a tour of The Gambia's National Assembly on Wednesday.
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President Kovind hails Indian diaspora in The Gambia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Banjul [The Gambia], Aug 1 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday appreciated the Indian diaspora for their hard work and for assimilating themselves well with the local Gambian community, thereby establishing a good reputation for the country in the African nation.
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President Kovind to inaugurate exhibitions on Mahatma Gandhi and Khadi in
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Banjul [The Gambia], Aug 1 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate exhibitions on Mahatma Gandhi and Khadi at the Ebunjan Theatre in The Gambia on August 1 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the Mahatma, the MEA said on Wednesday.
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India extends $500,000 assistance to Gambia during President Kovind's visi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Banjul [Gambia], July 31 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday held delegation-level talks with his Gambian counterpart President Adama Barrow in Banjul and promised to extend an assistance of USD 500,000 in support of skill development and cottage industry projects in the Gambia.
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President Kovind arrives in Gambia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Banjul [Gambia], July 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday arrived in Banjul and was received by his Gambian counterpart Adama Barrow.
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