Kofi Ahovi

  The Gambia stunned Ghana with a 4-2 victory at the Accra Sports Stadium, condemning the Black Stars to their second consecutive defeat in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday evening. The defeat marked Ghana’s second consecutive loss after the Black Stars opened their qualifying campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Côte d’Ivoire in Bouaké, leaving them without a point from their opening two matches. Ghana started the game brightly in front of a crowd of fewer than 10,000 spectators and dominated possession during the opening stages. However, the Black Stars struggled to turn their control of the ball into clear-cut opportunities, with much of their possession taking place in their own half as The Gambia maintained a compact defensive shape. Ghana eventually broke the deadlock in the 27th minute after Jerome Opoku was brought down inside the penalty area following a corner-kick situation. Ernest Nuamah stepped up and calmly converted from the spot to give the ...

 Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and The Gambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to replicate its African tailored waste management solution in The Gambia. This move is seen as an "African solution to an African challenge." The signing ceremony was led by the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Honourable Rohey John Manjang and Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group, at a brief but significant ceremony in Accra on Monday, March 3, 2025. According to Madam Manjang, there was the need for Africa to devise homegrown solutions to its challenges, stating her ambition to build a waste treatment plant in The Gambia within six months through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. I know, for Africa to go forward with our limited resources, we need to be innovative in making sure that we fix our problems. We cannot just say that we do not have money,” she said. This follows a five-day duty tour of the Waste...

 The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) led by the CEO, Sarata Conatey met with experts from the Africa Consultative Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which has the secretariat in Accra, Ghana.  The consultative meeting held at the Accra International Conference Centre was as part of the European Commission project Promoting Investment In Culture, Creative Arts And Sport To Enhance Resilience Against Climate Change In The Local Community” to support the growth of Cultural Goods and Arts sector in Gambia and its exports to the EU market . Sarata Conateh, disclosed that handicraft and traditional sports, specifically the traditional wrestling, are being leveraged to contribute to community tourism in Gambia and to enhance the livelihoods and income of local craftsmen. The investments protocols being aimed at by the synergy between the GCCI and AfCFTA will cover support to the handicraft market, enhance trade in services and also support the regulatory protocols for the Cultur...