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[JusticeInfo.net] It was a marathon testimony. Over three days David Colley, the longest serving director general of the infamous Mile 2 prison, appeared before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission in Gambia. Colley's time is remembered as one of death, torture, illegal detention and poor treatment of prisoners. But he had a hard time coming to terms with it.

[WHO] Borno state government in collaboration with Federal ministry of Health and WHO, deployed about 8,000 community health care workers (including drug administrators, recorders, supervisors, monitors and community leaders) to deliver Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) to about two million children aged 3-59 months in Borno state. The main objective of the campaign is to protect children from malaria during this year's peak transmission season.

[The Point] Staff Sgt. Lamin Jarjue of The Gambia Armed Forces yesterday testified before the TRRC, giving accounts of series of accidents and deaths involving former President Yahya Jammeh's convoy.

[The Point] On June 15, 2020, the United States Department of State released the 2020 Fiscal Transparency Report, which assessed that The Gambia made significant progress in its continuing efforts at government fiscal reform.

[The Point] Scorpions' striker Ali Sowe has scored his 13th league goal for his Bulgarian First division side, CSKA Sofia during their 5-0 thumping at home over Beroe in a game played at the Sstadion Balgarska Armija on Sunday.

[The Point] Justice Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul yesterday ruled in the murder case involving Yankuba Touray that the Judicial Secretary of the High Court should be in possession of the file docket of the coroner of Brikama in the West Coast Region in relation to the death of Ousman Koro Ceesay in 1995.

[The Point] The Senegalese Ministry of Health yesterday reported 63 new positive cases of covid-19, bringing the country's total number of infections to 8,198; 5,514 have recovered with 150 deaths while 2,533 are under treatment.

[The Point] The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has denied the rumour that they are in talks to form a coalition with Adama Barrow's National People's Party (NPP).

[The Point] July 14th is an occasion for the French to celebrate their National Day and also to commemorate the founding event of the French republic: the seizing of the Bastille Prison on July 14th 1789, by the people of Paris fighting for their freedom.

[The Point] Hawa Sowe, a resident of Sarah Debbo village in Central River Region's Upper Fulladu District said she lost her 6-month pregnancy following her 24-hour detention by the police in Bansang.

[The Point] Kafuta Youth Development Association on Sunday held its congress where new executive where elected to advance the course of youths in the community.

[The Point] Following a fruitful discussion at the Headquarters of the National Human Rights Commission today Friday 10th July 2020, with the Gambia Police Force, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Gambia Bar Association and The Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (TANGO), the Inspector General of Police has agreed to drop, with immediate effect, all the charges preferred against Mr. Madi Jobarteh, a human rights defender who was charged with false publication and broadcasting contrary to Secti

[The Point] Deputies at the National Assembly on Monday referred the Local Government Amendment Bill 2020 to the Assembly Business Committee (ABC) before the third reading.

[The Point] At least 600 workers of the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Senegambia and Coral Beach Hotel Brufut will turn jobless in less than 73 hours due to FTI's winding-up operation in the country, as they have invoked force majeure on the management lease of Kairaba and Coral Beach hotels.

[The Point] Efficient water and electricity supply are two critical components in any nation's development. While electricity remains one of the most important blessings that science has given to mankind, water is without doubt one of God's precious gift to mankind.

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday led evidence to convince a United Kingdom (UK) High Court to accept its allegation that the Gas Supply Purchasing Agreement (GSPA) between Nigeria and Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID) for a 20-year contract on gas project, was conceived with the full intent of defrauding Nigeria.

[Premium Times] The Lagos State Government has urged doctors under the umbrella of the Lagos Medical Guild who embarked on a warning strike to return to their duty posts saying their action is insensitive.

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[RFI] Authorities in Mali released a number of opposition leaders on Monday in a move to try and appease a protest movement calling for the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Executive Protection Service has disrobed with immediate effect two of its agents who were involved in a fracas that led to the death of one person in Kakata, Margibi County. Agents Gabriel S. Kamara and Carlay A. David have been turned over to the local police for investigation.

[Premium Times] Nigeria has produced more rice in the last five years than at any other time since the return of democracy in 1999, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows.

[Premium Times] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said about 26 per cent of emergency calls made to its centres last week were 'hoax' calls.

[Premium Times] A day after a PREMIUM TIMES report showed that Nigeria's maize importation failed to decline in two years despite farmers saying they can meet local demand, the Central Bank of Nigeria has stopped the issuance of forex for the importation of the cereal.

[Vanguard] Kano -- Not fewer than 107 human trafficking victims have been rescued at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA while attempting to travel abroad for greener pastures.

[Premium Times] The federal government has released guidelines ahead of the resumption of schools at every level in the country.

[Premium Times] MultiChoice Nigeria, organisers of Big Brother Nigeria, has announced that this season's winner will walk away with N85 million grand prize.

[Vanguard] Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a global finance expert and Nigerian-nominated candidate for the position of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General has said during her tenure as the finance minister of Nigeria, "we saved billions of dollars that were channeled to other priorities".

[This Day] Nigeria has recorded 595 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 33,153 the number of confirmed cases in the country.

[DW] An alleged Islamist arrested in Mali in 2018 is to go on trial this week at the International Criminal Court. He is accused of orchestrating war crimes, including torture and rape, in the city of Timbuktu.

[The Conversation Africa] This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Biafran conflict in 1970.