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APA-Mthatha (South Africa) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa paid a courtesy visit to the home of the founder of the multi-Grammy Award-winning acapella music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo on Saturday.
APA-Cape Town (South Africa) — There was double joy for South Africa in Saturday’s Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, with triple Comrades Marathon champion Bongumusa Mthembu winning the ultra-leg of the men’s se...
APA-Johannesburg (South Africa) — One of South Africa's most renowned photographers, Bongani Mnguni, who gained global recognition for his documentation of black people's struggles against apartheid, was laid to re...
17-Apr-2019 to 20:08
Coup mass grave found in Gambian barracks
APA-Banjul (The Gambia) — A team of forensic experts of the Gambia police in collaboration with the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission has uncovered a mass grave at a military barracks where victims of a foiled November 11 1994 coup are believed to have been buried.
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15-Apr-2019 to 10:30
Football: Egyptian fans abuse Gambian referee
APA-Banjul (The Gambia) — Africa’s top referee Bakary Papa Gassama from Gambia was abused by fans of Egyptian side Al-Ahly during and after Sunday’s fiery match against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundown.
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11-Apr-2019 to 10:05
Gambia: Jammeh protégés detained
APA-Banjul (The Gambia) — Two political protégés of Gambia’s exiled former President Yahya Jammeh have been detained in a suspected witness-tampering case involving the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission.
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10-Apr-2019 to 20:02
AfDB approves $4.8m grant to accelerate African free trade
APA-Banjul IThe Gambia) — The Board of the African Development Bank has approved an institutional support grant of $4.8 million to the African Union (AU) to accelerate the momentum of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).
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06-Apr-2019 to 14:14
Trump choice elected World Bank President
APA-Banjul (The Gambia) — The World Bank has elected David Malpass as its new president almost three months after his predecessor riesigned unexpectedly.
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05-Apr-2019 to 11:55
US cancels entry visa for ICC’s Bensouda
APA-Banjul (The Gambia) — The United States government has rescinded the entry visa of Fatou Bensouda in her capacity as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), APA learnt Friday.
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29-Mar-2019 to 16:03
Banjul: Report on Jammeh's dealings presented to successor
APA-Banjul (The Gambia) — The final report by a commission into the financial dealings of erstwhile Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has been delivered to his successor in Banjul on Friday.
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