The AfricaNews articles of matty

  1. Gambia Celebrate Queen’s Baton


    - The Gambia recently witnessed a historic moment as the Queens baton was recently in the country for a 4 day visit the event which took off at the July 22 square. A good number of sports men and women converged at the July 22nd Square in Banjul, on Friday evening for the official ceremony of the second highest profile sporting symbol to visit The Gambia. The Queen's baton arrived in the Gambian soil earlier on Friday from Sierra Leone on a 4-day visit. The high-profile ceremony witnessed the unveiling of the Queen's baton to the Gambian people on behalf of the Gambia leader, by Sheriff Gomez, the Minister of Youth and Sports who first ran with the baton this time around. T…

  2. Gambia Youth Actors Associations (GAMYAA) Faces Challenges


    - Gambia Youth Actors Associations (GAMYAA) Faces Challenges The Association of the Gambia Youth, has recently being going through a lot of tough time with regards to progressing the movie Industry of the Gambia, the Association which was launched recently in February 2009, has now registered over 40 members, the Association which had a first activity of a cultural carnival in May 16, the carnival was meant to enlighten the youths of not only the Association but the rest of The Gambia youths on culture appreciation as Africans as well as adapting to the cultural wears of the various ethnic groups found in the Gambia. Today the Association faces problems of finance as it lacks the sup…