Africa, World

The Point has been reliably informed that Mr. Francis Gomez, the erstwhile Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, has been appointed as the new...

Former NIA Director of Finance, Bakary Gassama, is seeking a review of his bail conditions granted to him by the Banjul Magistrates’ Court at the...

Following inauguration of New Alkalo in GunjurIn what could be viewed as his strongest address since assuming office, Mr. Lamin Sanneh, the Governor...

The criminal appeal case filed by Lamin Fatty, a reporter with the now shutdown Independent Newspaper, is expected to resume today at the Criminal...

It is evident that the global economy is experiencing a major slowdown owing primarily to the worst financial crisis since the great depression....

The ongoing casting of popular votes does not mark the end of the Presidential race. More process have yet to fall out. The electoral process in...

President Yahya Jammeh’s traditional herbal treatment for HIV has had an unanticipated side-effect, say HIV experts in the country – rather than...

West Africa’s rainy season is coming to a close, but the yearly cholera outbreak continues to claim lives throughout the region. In the hardest-hit...

Greater investment to double rice production in Africa is needed to reduce food insecurity as well as improve livelihoods, specialists urged. ...

The international community should immediately appoint a high-level special envoy and provide additional military support for the UN’s peacekeeping...