Covid-19 – How the Virus Meant Crisis for Girls Education in the…
COVID-19 is not only a health crisis. In The Gambia, Schools were closed for almost a year. The closure of Gambian schools amid…
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Dusty Hotel Rooms, Staff Left Jobless, the Other Ugly Face of Covid-19 on…
The Coronavirus pandemic continues to cause havoc in every sector of The Gambian economy. One of the hardest hit is the tourism…
Africa’s Children Paying for COVID-19 – Smart Debt Relief a Must
While the global spotlight remains firmly fixed on the battle against COVID-19 in wealthy countries, the life and death challenges…
The Use of Emergency Powers in Response to COVID-19 in The Gambia
The first case of COVID-19 was reported in The Gambia on 17 March 2020. As of 2 May 2021, The Gambia has confirmed a total of…
Gambia – Severely Food Insecure People Estimated at 65 000
There is a need for continued assistance for the most vulnerable people in The Gambia to avoid exposing them to food insecurity.…
First Covax tranche of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in The Gambia
The first shipment of 36,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for The Gambia through the COVAX Facility, have arrived in Banjul less…
USA Today Fact check: Coronavirus deaths in Africa are far less than in U.S…
The claim: The African continent has only seen 46,000 novel coronavirus deaths
As countries worldwide grapple with another…
The Lost Mothers: Truth About Maternal Deaths in Gambia
In The Gambia, the joy of welcoming a new child into this world can quickly turn into a devastating grief when the mother dies…
OpEd – To Build Back Better, We Must Listen To Children. Here Is Why.
For many countries, including The Gambia, that today celebrate World Children’s Day to commemorate the ratification of the…
VIDEO – Incursion In Schools Three Weeks After Reopening With…
Schools in The Gambia have reopened three weeks ago. The Chronicle visited some of them in The Greater Banjul Area to verify their…