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Senagal, Gambia Join Hands To Inaugurate Senegambia Bridge, #AfricanNewsNetwork

Presidents of Senegal and the Gambia have inaugurated a bridge they call, the Senegambia bridge on Monday to facilitate trade and travel in West Africa after decades of delays.

The more than a kilometre long bridge located on Gambian territory is an elegant work in light concrete. It crosses the river Gambia around 10km from the border post of Farafenni.

Gambian leader Adama Barrow said, he…

G-Tech Academy Gambia Launches New Brand Search For Soccer Stars 2016

G-Tech Academy recently launched a new brand called Talent Hunt Search for Soccer Stars. G-Tech as a football team and football academy is out to groom, nurture, promote and develop talents of 15- to 22-year-olds. The Academy is bracing up for a nationwide scouting starting from Greater Banjul, to West Coast Region and the Provinces. The scouting process, which will commence on 23 July through 6…

Football Trials In Banjul, The Gambia 2016

2016 FOOTBALL TRIALS IN THE GAMBIA Do you have what it takes to be a Professional Football Player? Do you know anyone who has what it takes to play football at the highest level? Have your football skills been unrecognised and unrewarded? Get Ready!!! “For The First Showdown Ever in The Gambia” “FOOTBALL!!! FOOTBALL!!! FOOTBALL!!!” G-Tech Mega Football Talent Hunt Extravaganza 2016 Present:…

SMEs yet to explore opportunities in various sectors of African regions – DHL

  DHL says there are vast opportunities on the African continent for progressive African entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of.

The company said in a statement on Monday in Lagos that this was in spite of the prediction by the World Bank that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa will slow in 2015.

The statement noted that against the prediction, the region…

Farafenni is on the north bank of the Gambia River, about 120km inland from the capital Banjul. The town is experiencing fast growth mainly due to its geographical locationon the main road between Dakar and the Casamance (the southern area of Senegal). The ferry to cross the Gambia River is situated at Farafenni. “Intensive trade activities in Farafenni have attracted numerous services companies, such as banks and insurance firms, which drive economic development in the town, and consequently an influx of people,” says DHL’s Claude Edgard Zocli.

Friday photo: Gambian woman at the market, Farafenni, The Gambia, West Africa

Image © Mamlie Touray

  To see more great work from our Photos Tell Stories photography workshop students, from The Gambia, please click here. And, to see photographer and tutor, Jason Florio, at work with the students, please check out our ‘Behind-the-Scenes‘ page.

More news about the forthcoming exhibition of the students work coming soon.

The Florios – Helen & Jason

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