{"id":86626,"date":"2025-09-24T06:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/the-gambia-reaffirms-commitment-to-the-commonwealth"},"modified":"2025-09-24T06:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:35:48","slug":"the-gambia-reaffirms-commitment-to-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/the-gambia-reaffirms-commitment-to-the-commonwealth","title":{"rendered":"The Gambia Reaffirms Commitment to the Commonwealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia has reiterated its dedication to the principles and values of the Commonwealth during the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting (CFAMM), held on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Dawda A. 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The Gambia has reiterated its dedication to the principles and values of the Commonwealth during the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting (CFAMM), held on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Dawda A. 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