Rapports

Overview, scope and methods The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa (11,295 sq km) with an estimated 1.7 million inhabitants and an annual population growth rate of 2.7 percent. The climate is Sudano-Sahelian (semi-arid) with…

MADI NJIE Gambian Correspondent A water supply pilot project in Tujereng Village in the Gambia has provided villagers with access to clean water, but 40 percent of the community is still waiting for their water pipes. The project is…

The Gambia is a multiparty democratic republic with an estimated population of 1.7 million. In 2006 President Alhaji Yahya Jammeh was reelected for a third five-year term in an election considered partially free and fair. President…

Banjul (ICRC) - A total of 677 people returning to their home countries from Libya have been looked after by the Gambia Red Cross Society in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The nationals of Gambia,…

Banjul (ICRC) - More than 400 Senegalese refugees in Gambia will receive three-month food rations, sleeping mats, clothing, soap and hygiene kits from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Gambia Red Cross Society over the…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT - National cereal production increased for a third consecutive year reflecting adequate weather conditions and continued government support to the agricultural sector. - However, the depreciation of the Dalasi and high international food prices will continue to affect…

By Saikou Jammeh BANJUL, Gambia , Dec 29, 2010 (IPS) - Amie Manneh and her family lived securely in their single-bedroom home in Bundung, 15 kilometers from the capital, Banjul. Then their home was destroyed by heavy rainfall in September.…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and…

26 November 2010: Close to $300,000 has been allocated to the World Food Programme (WFP) for food assistance to affected populations. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has received $112,000 to rehabilitate productive capacities and increase the resilience of households…

GLIDE no.FL-2010-000181-GMB The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross…