Fresh leaks exposed how the Gambian government just kicked off a big open science push that could reshape local research for good.
National Symposium Launch
Gambian officials formally started the open science event on Monday.
Pierre Gomez stressed building solid national coordination soon.
Attendees included policymakers, academics, and tech experts.
The gathering happened at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre.
Policy Focus Areas
Discussions aim to shape stronger research systems ahead.
Pierre Gomez pointed out recent digital infrastructure gains.
Gambia Research and Education Network is linked to the regional backbone.
Speakers called for better policies beyond mere connectivity.
UNESCO Alignment Steps...
Bainounka heritage teeters on the brink as government inaction risks wiping out one of Gambia's oldest threads.
Tombong Saidy
Tombong Saidy demanded swift government protection for the Bainounkas.
Saidy reminded everyone that they rank among the first settlers.
He flagged the slow fade of their unique tongue.
Younger speakers now lean toward Mandinka and Wolof daily.
Bainounka Community
Their customs, like ceremonies and storytelling, keep slipping away.
Saidy warned the shift could erase centuries of shared memory.
He pushed for official steps to record old stories.
Cultural sites and events need active revival, too.
National Centre for Arts and Culture
Saidy called on the NCCA to launch a broad rescue plan.
The effort should...
Youth exclusion finally sparks real pushback as local leaders and activists team up to shake things up.
ActionAid The Gambia
ActionAid The Gambia hosted talks with young folks and elders.
Saikou Darboe pushed civic lessons beyond just voting.
The two-year effort gets money from a UN project.
Darboe hopes the sessions tear down old obstacles.
North Bank Region
Seedy Lamin Bah saw big crowds of youth and women.
He called the group a positive signal for tomorrow.
Young people make up most of the population there.
Bah stressed that empowering them lifts the whole economy.
Mansakonko Area Council
Landing B. Sanneh demanded more youth and women's seats.
He reminded everyone that youth input matters for progress.
Sanneh promised the...
A major World Bank shake-up just placed a veteran Nigerien banker in charge of steering nearly six billion dollars across five West African nations from Dakar.
Djibrilla Issa's appointment
The World Bank named Djibrilla Issa Division Director for Senegal, Mauritania, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and The Gambia.
Issa now leads engagement with governments and partners to push private-sector jobs through infrastructure, agribusiness, digital links, and human capital.
Background highlights
Djibrilla Issa joined the World Bank in 2001 as a Financial Sector Specialist and climbed through senior roles.
He previously managed the Finance, Competitiveness, and Investment practice for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan...
A key transparency list just moved one step closer to public view after The Gambia’s Information Commission wrapped up designations across dozens of public bodies.
Access to Information Act compliance
The Information Commission compiled names of Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers from forty-nine public bodies.
The consolidated list went to the Ministry of Justice for official Gazette publication.
Officer roles
Designated officers act as main contact points for processing public information requests inside their institutions.
The publication aims to cut barriers and make the right people easy to reach across government agencies.
Next steps
List awaits administrative finish before appearing in the Gazette in due...
A fresh Japanese-funded push just tied economic lifelines for Gambian youth and women directly to lasting peace efforts in the country.
JSB 2024 Project
UNDP rolled out the JSB 2024 initiative with backing from the Government of Japan to boost youth and women's participation.
Samba B. Jallow leads Inclusive Growth at the UNDP Country Office and calls the work critical for sustainable peace.
Core focus
Project builds livelihoods through agriculture and entrepreneurship while cutting risks of drug abuse and bad coping habits.
The three-pronged plan covers peacebuilding, economic empowerment, and operationalising the Youth and Peace Action Plan.
Key drivers
Economic struggles push many young people toward conflict as they sit outside...
A compact dual pedal just dropped that lets guitarists blend lush reverbs with rhythmic tremolo pulses on the fly without digging through menus.
Source Audio Pathways
Source Audio launched Pathways as a dual-engine stompbox packing independent reverb and tremolo sections.
Dedicated footswitches toggle each effect separately or together in one small footprint.
Reverb options
Seven algorithms recreate spring, tank, plate, slap, hall, room, and echo spaces inside Pathways.
Users dial classic drippy tanks or smooth studio decays straight from the hardware.
Tremolo flavors
Three modes deliver bias-style tube wobble, opto pulses, or harmonic frequency shifts.
Tap tempo locks the rate perfectly during live sets or tracking sessions...
A beefed-up stochastic synth just got a full engine overhaul plus serious 3D spatial firepower that turns any session into an immersive soundscape.
Cosmosf Saturn 9S
SonicLAB rebuilt the core of Cosmosf Saturn from the ground up for smoother performance.
Updated version now pushes real-time Ambisonics up to seventh order and sixty-four channels.
Spatial upgrades
Direct link to sonicLAB SPATAI brings AI-driven 3D movement and positioning control.
Fully resizable interface makes tweaking easier on any screen size.
Availability perks
Cosmosf Saturn 9S runs as VST3, AU, or standalone on macOS and Windows.
Free upgrade drops in for anyone who already owns version 8S or 7S.
Launch pricing
Intro cost sits at one hundred sixty-nine...
A clever multiband blender just made it dead simple to dial exactly how much processing hits different parts of your mix without phase headaches or heavy CPU load.
FreqBlender
Minor Drama dropped FreqBlender as a three-band wet-dry mixer for any effect chain.
Users tweak compression, distortion, or transient punch separately across low, mid, and high frequencies.
Smart controls
Automatic or manual level matching keeps dry and wet signals balanced perfectly.
Per-band mid-side options focus processing exactly where needed in the stereo field.
Performance perks
Zero latency plus minimum phase filters keep the response clean and dynamic.
Low CPU footprint makes FreqBlender ideal for bus work on the master or groups.
Launch details...
