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Entries from February 2011

International Summer Camp Opens for Registration

February 28th, 2011 · No Comments

The project goal of the fifth International Summer Camp is to Enhance political and cultural tolerance that contribute to the socioeconomic empowerment of all people and promoting the value of life towards the realization of the culture of peace and Non-violence for the children of the world by this year. The fifth International edition is [...]

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Fatty Ponder Over Traditional Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution

February 28th, 2011 · No Comments

“Before the advent of the statutory laws, there exist traditional laws in most African societies. “These societies create and empower a recognize body in the community to rule justice and solve conflicting issues whenever they arise by their own traditional mechanisms says Mr. Seedy Fatty Faculty member of Peace Ambassadors The Gambia. According to him, [...]

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IIJ Alumnus on Global Journalist radio show

February 28th, 2011 · No Comments

Last week, I had the opportunity to be a guest on Global Journalist, a radio, television, and internet program that brings together journalists and other experts from around the world to discuss topics in the international news.

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Tags: Newsroom Diary · Online Journalism

Gambia Questions AU’s Silence on North Africa Crises

February 26th, 2011 · No Comments

The Government of The Gambia said it is a big surprise but a shocking reality that in all the happenings, beginning with the crisis in Tunisia, to that of Egypt, and now Libya, the Leadership of the African Union (AU) neither made a Statement nor took action despite the fact that these were uprisings affecting [...]

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Tags: Political reporting

Vaccine to fight pneumonia in children in developing countries lunched in Kenya

February 26th, 2011 · No Comments

The pneumococcal vaccines tailored for the needs of children in developing countries was introduced in Gambia in 2009 Kenya, with the support of the GAVI Alliance is set to roll out pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) routinely throughout all health facilities with the aim of saving lives of thousands of infants from death and illness due [...]

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Tags: Health

Fifth International Youth Summer School on Peace

February 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Peace Ambassadors The Gambia (PAG) is an international Peace advocacy organization established in the Gambia on 17th May 2001. Since the inception of the organization it has carried out series of programmes and activities both in and outside the Gambia which are all geared towards making the world a better place for human survival. In [...]

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Peace Ambassadors Brief Press on 2010-2011 Recruitment Process

February 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Youth Ambassadors of Peace (YAP) which has now undergo a name change, known as peace Ambassadors the Gambia. On Tuesday 22 February 2011, held a press conference at their faculty in Kanifing, the purpose of the press conference was to informed Journalist about their 2010-2011 recruitment process, by the orgaisations. In his welcoming remarks, [...]

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Freedom of Expression- Personal Development, Political Consciousness

February 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The pursuit of freedom of expression is not a campaign against a government and does not pose a threat to secutiry of a country, but an essential component in any democratic process, Any attempt to curtail press freedom is essentially aimed at silencing the people. Press freedom one can described as vital part of every [...]

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Tags: Press Freedom

Hello, Mahal: TV station offers free calls to Libya, NZ, Mideast

February 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Loreta Sanchez fidgeted in her chair as she dialled her husband’s mobile number in Libya. With bated breath, she waited for that familiar voice on the other line. But no one answered. She wept.

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Tags: Media Landscapes · Political reporting

What Africa for tomorrow? – Quelle Afrique pour demain?

February 24th, 2011 · No Comments

What becomes Africa after these uprisings; Again as the wind of the democracy of the years 90? What does the straightforward CFA return to the French treasure? to you to know. Que devient l’Afrique après ces soulèvements; Encore comme le vent de la démocratie des années 90? Que rapporte le franc CFA au trésor français? [...]

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