The Gambia’s long-serving President Yahya Jammeh has had the title of Babili Mansa added to his name. The Mandika-language phrase can be translated as “chief bridge builder” or “conqueror of rivers.” A statement from the presidency said Jammeh should now be known as “His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa.” He…
Gambia To Host Conference on Ebola
Gambia is set to host an international conference on Ebola elimination in West Africa from February 26 to 28. The event organized by the Sierra Leone Embassy in Gambia in collaboration with the Gambian Ministry of Health, is aimed at complementing the efforts to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone. Soulay Daramy, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to…