🇬🇲🩲I recently visited the first #Gambian company manufacturing #underwear. An inspiring project created by Ellie Gomez that already employs 10 Gambian women at the workshop, in #Kanifing, near the capital. Full story here (in french)🎙➡️rfi.my/8moY.T

🇧🇪🎙À tous les étudiants en journalisme et jeunes journalistes en #Belgique, foncez vous inscrire à la Belgodyssee, c'est une super opportunité pour se lancer dans le métier ! Plus que quelques heures⏳ rtbf.be/article/belgod…

Alert! The contaminated cough syrup linked to AKI in Gambia. Parents & guardians, watch out!

Following the Acute Kidney Injury outbreak in The Gambia, President Barrow is currently presiding over a technical meeting with experts on the findings. The outcome of the meeting will be shared accordingly.

RFI 🇬🇲 #Gambie Après l’alerte de l’#OMS sur 4 médicaments de fabrication indienne suspectés d’avoir causé la mort de 66 enfants, les autorités ont décidé de collecter tous les sirops du même type au sein des foyers. 🎧 Reportage Milan Berckmans #RFImatin 👇

🇬🇲The acute kidney injury outbreak that caused the death of 66 children in The #Gambia over the last 4 months now takes a more political turn with comments from the former president Yahya #Jammeh calling to suspend the ministry of health ⬇️ #APRC #Banjul

🇬🇲Here are the main measures taken by Gambian president Adama Barrow after the loss of 66 children in The #Gambia amid an acute kidney injury #outbreak most probably caused by toxic cough syrups produced in #India⬇️

Here is the full press release from The Presidency

AKI Death Cases- President Barrow authorised the suspension of License of the suspected importer and pharmacy.

NEWS| Police preliminary investigations revealed Atlantic Pharmaceuticals Company had ordered a combined 50,000 bottles of contaminated baby syrups. 41, 462 bottles have been quarantined/seized by Medicines Control Agency while 8,538 bottles remain unaccounted for.

"A la fin, elle ne pouvait plus manger tellement elle avait mal à la gorge, elle avait du sang qui coulait de son nez et de sa bouche." En #Gambie, des sirops contre la toux et la fièvre mis en cause dans la mort de 69 enfants ✍️Milan Berckmans Carole Dieterich lemonde.fr/afrique/articl…

#Gambia Ministry of Justice tells United Nations Peacebuilding Commission that govt is setting up autonomous special prosecutor office for all offenses referred by #TRRC & will build “special hybrid judicial framework w/i domestic system” with regional partners… 1/3

Ministry of Health has publicized tablets/capsules, injections, syrups, drops and ointments that the public is advised not to use and that those in custody of such pharmaceutical products should surrender them to the nearest health facility, Gambia Red Cross branch or call 1025

Important discussion with 🇬🇲 Ambassador Amb.Prof Muhammadou M.O Kah about the situation of contaminated medicines from an Indian manufacturer found in the #Gambia. World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to support all necessary investigations & regulatory strengthening in 🇬🇲, so that such tragic outcomes are prevented.

#Lula (re)devient Président du #Brésil.

What an amazing year MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM with SpyCATS household study for my first year PhD on #StrepA M-like proteins! Thanks to our study participants, our amazing field & lab team, my brilliant colleagues/collaborators and my supervisors! #TheGambia Mbe meya la bake!🇬🇲☀️ Thank you!

Le gouvernement gambien dit avoir déjoué une tentative de coup d'état préparé par des membres de l'armée nationale. Quatre soldats interpellés, trois autres sont recherchés. #Gambia

Nous avons la douleur d'annoncer que notre reporter Arman Soldin a été tué aujourd'hui près de Bakhmout, en Ukraine. Toutes nos pensées vont à sa famille et à ses proches.

Eindelijk vrij. Enfin avec nous.

#Sénégal Fin du « ni oui, ni non » : Macky Sall annonce qu’il ne briguera PAS un 3ème mandat pour la présidentielle prévue le 25 février 2024 (adresse à la Nation, RTS) #kebetu