At least eight Gambian youths; namely Sheikh Omar Sillah, Nfamara Keita, Mustapha Kah, Fatou Bintou Sallah, Fatoumatta Saho, Abdoulie Bah, Alieu Bangura, Omar Darboe, on Saturday, 5th September arrived in Banjul after attending a five-week intensive training as part of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The initiative was launched by…
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