African nations are resisting the United States plan to remove Nigerian born Akinwunmi Adesina, the current President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and replace it with their candidate. This is what the current brouhaha is about. Moreover, it is not unique to Africa. History is repeating itself. Those rationales[Read More…]
Year: 2020
Gambia Reaffirms Commitment To The ECO
President Adama Barrow has told his colleague Heads of State and Government that The Gambia remains committed to achieving the goals of the ECOWAS single currency, the ECO. He gave this assurance at a virtual meeting organised for Member States of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) this morning. The[Read More…]
Gambia: Marabout, 80, Dies From Covid-19
(JollofNews) – A marabout, 80, has become The Gambia’s second documented Covid-19 related death since the first was recorded in March. According to the health ministry, the man recently returned from Senegal but evaded quarantine and stayed in Manjai Kunda for a week before developing symptoms. He was eventually taken[Read More…]