-
The Netherlands were lucky to hang on as the Gambian opponents laid siege to their goal late in the game.
BBC: Gambia lose, Burkina draw at U17
-
The Gambian economy is still very much a work in progress, with much of the government's efforts spent on reducing poverty.
BBC: Gambia struggles with economic reform
-
Gambian Sergeant Lemean Torre(ph) has been with the mission for 11 months.
NPR: African Union Darfur Forces Look to UN for Help
-
It is on the basis of this enabling policy environment that the Gambian government instituted the Community-Based Forestry Management Programme (CBFMP) in 2001.
UNESCO: Community-Based Forestry Management Programme
-
To this end, the government adapted the Community Forestry Concept (developed by FAO, see below) and introduced the Gambian Forest Management Concept (GFMC) through the Gambian Forestry Act (1995).
UNESCO: Community-Based Forestry Management Programme
-
The Washington-based Y2K Cooperation Center, set up to monitor effects of the bug around the world, had warned that significant power cuts were threatening to affect the Gambian energy sector.
BBC: Gambia weathers Y2K risk
-
She said he had vanished while she waited outside a convenience store as he bought cigars, so she returned firstly to their Gambian home and then to the UK to look for him.
BBC: Convicted wife withdraws Gambia murder appeal
-
According to the Pacific Institute the average American uses about 70 gallons of water per day while the average Gambian uses about 1 gallon per day and the average European is somewhere in the middle.
FORBES: Three Ways To Solve The Water Crisis Now
-
But some rarer (to these parts) breeds have been spotted in New York City, such as this specimen reported to be a Gambian pouched rat, which can grow up to three feet in length.
FORBES: No Rat Exodus Reported From NYC Tunnels. Millions Of Them Likely Drowned
-
In order to address this situation, the Gambian government, with support from FAO and the German government through the Gambian-German Forestry Project (GGFP) and various local NGOs, has been spearheading the establishment of community forests and community-based forestry projects since the early 1990s.
UNESCO: Community-Based Forestry Management Programme