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In 1976, a group of Namibian students arrived in Gambia to continue school. More arrived until 1990. Nearly 5 decades later, where are they? I did this with absolute passion👇🏿
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At @AIJC_Conference 2026, you will...
👉 Be exposed to Africa’s latest IJ innovation & strategy
👉 Network with peers around the continent
👉 Learn from influential keynote speakers
🎟️ Buy your ticket by Nov. 3: twp.ai/9OcqFW
🔗 Programme: twp.ai/4hxb3S
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The Republic reveals how the President— his sole proprietorship, Majum— his nephews, and his sister accumulated residential and commercial plots in lucrative areas such as Brufut, Fajara, and Old Yundum.
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The power plant was supposed to end Gambia’s electricity crisis but it never moved past the signing ceremony. 👇🏿
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No financial audits show where the preliminary allocations went, and no official announcement has ever clarified whether the line of credit was canceled, suspended, or quietly buried.
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The training, followed by mentorship from The Republic, is expected to strengthen accountability journalism in the country ahead of the presidential election.
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The countdown is on!🎉
MRCG Open Day 2026 is here.
On 21 October, in #Fajara, #Keneba and #Basse, we will welcome communities, students and partners to our campuses.
Discover research in action!
#MRCGOpenDay #HealthResearch
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💼 @HumAngle_ is hiring a Senior Research and Conflict Data Lead to lead & grow its research, conflict-data, and commercial advisory capability across Nigeria, the Lake Chad Basin, and the Sahel.
📍 Abuja, Nigeria.
Apply by close of today, Sept. 21. twp.ai/4hvpZN
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🚨🔵⚪️ Brighton reach verbal agreement to sign Chema Andrés, here we go!
Stuttgart get €22m package as @skysportde reported and also sell-on clause while Real Madrid lose control on the player.
Real Madrid receive over €11m via sell-on clause.
Medical underway at #BHAFC.
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🚨 More on Bradley Barcola and Liverpool.
Outline agreement was reached last night for around £100m+£20m. Still parts to finalise.
Once fully agreed, the fixed fee is likely to end up marginally above £100m.
As reported on Wednesday, a breakthrough was expected and it came last night.
Liverpool have been able to get the Barcola price down from £145m.🇫🇷
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Exclusive: Leipzig have reignited their interest in New York Red Bulls forward Julian Hall.
Atletico Madrid have also made an approach.
Newcastle United and Hull City are also tracking the 18-year-old, who has nine goals and four assists in 19 starts.
Hall is the second-youngest player to make his MLS debut (15 years, 190 days) and the youngest to score an MLS hat-trick.🇺🇸
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🚨 Early bird tickets for the 2026 @AIJC_Conference are on sale, but don’t delay; the special offer ends on August 1!
This year’s conference will be held from November 10 to 12, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya.
🎟️ Buy your ticket 👉 twp.ai/4hsopi
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🚨 @HumAngle_ , in partnership with @sahelconsulting, is offering a two-day editorial training for journalists in Abuja, Nigeria, covering food insecurity, climate pressures and gaps affecting food systems.
Apply by close of today, July 15. twp.ai/4htfVh
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🇬🇲 @mustapha_darboe’s investigation for @DubawaFacts shows how Gambia’s military chief violates military regulations designed to prevent conflict of interest and corruption.
Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for June 👇 twp.ai/4hrene
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While President Barrow initially accepted the resignation without committing to a formal investigation or prosecution, public pressure quickly mounted.
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The Republic has been working on this for more than a month. However, despite significant details already in public domain now, here’s our exhaustive report into the former army chief’s conduct.
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NEW! Gambian journalist @mustapha_darboe's award-winning investigation into the murky sale of assets belonging to the country's former dictator prompted a months-long parliamentary inquiry, which has officially confirmed Darboe’s findings: twp.ai/4iwlQz
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The longer the Russia-Ukraine war drags, the more soldiers die & these deaths include Gambians recruited by Russia to fight in the frontline. The Republic speaks to widows and families of those who perished fighting another country’s war for a pay check.
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