(JollofNews) – German President Frank Walter Steinmeier arrived in Gambia on Wednesday evening for the start of a two-day working visit as the tiny West African nation is increasingly gaining credibility.Upon arrival at Banjul International airport, the German leader and his delegation were received by his Gambian counterpart President Adama Barrow.
The visit comes barely one year after Gambians voted out former longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh whose anti-West diatribe confined the country into a two-decade long isolation.
A good number of business leaders are accompanying President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and expectations are high in The Gambia to see this business opportunities translated into reality.
The two heads of State will hold talks, and the migration crisis is expectted to top the discussions.
During his stay, the German leader will meet with civil society groups, students and visit health facilities as well as a music school.
What is the rate of unemployment and the level of transparency with regards to public funds of the Gambia? Mind you taking the bread off families’ table. Gambia is a country as poor as the kingdom of the church mice. That’s a fact a real estate man like yourself president Barrow may not be aware of, but the average Gambian family definitely are. Have you transparently declared your assets in a publication as well as its closing figures as at the time you relieved as the general manager??
I see abuse of power and its consequences looming over your heads as you try to impress the German president, Frank Walter Steinmeier and other European dignitaries. Have your Barrow government successfully reintegrated those psychologically suffering ones from Libya yet?
It is not how much cash and programs you get from Europe and the west will solve the country’s problems, but it is about learning, in your leadership capacities, what self integrities it takes European and Western leaders to make their nations viable enough to be donors.
We can obviously start from square one again and there will be absolutely no problem with that. Just keep dashing money at praise singers as a part of your cultures whilst you hide in the dark shattering youths’ dreams.
Welcome to the Gambia President Frank Walter Steinmeier.
What a shabby guard of Honour. Can this government do nothing right ?????
See the German’s are sucking the whole of Europe dry. Hey ! But not Britain. It will be all over soon. { smile} WE will fight them on the beaches>>>>>>lol.
Hey there! Are you going to fight them over who goes to the well lit hotels or the widest longest beaches? Hope you both don’t have your holidays molested by masses of disgruntled Strangers In Their Own Country ‘bumsters’… I doubt Mr. Hamat Bah would be able to contain that situation. No more eight year old girls this time but hardened red-eyed youth, to and from the Mediterranean adventure.
I can’t take that with a smile yet!
Man your right, the guard of honor is really shabby. The flagpoles look badly warped. I think the only think they can do better is; not to look like the carved stick wielding, the sacred book and dangling prayer bead grabbing of their predecessor. That was terribly embarrassing too.
The Deutschland president Frank-Walter Steinmeier however, looks quite smart, fit and sportive.
Happy Jack/ lol
You should put President Barrow on a strict diet and exercise regime. Or lend him some loose fitting Kaftans.
Mike, I have no kaftans to lend Mr. President because I’ve never had one to wear. The textile and cost of tailoring of the ones tailored in the Gambia are ridiculously expensive, and a symbol extravagant lifestyle rather of culture. The Arabic one’s make me look sanctified and God knows I’m not, though I’m no anywhere near demonic. My choice of attire is proper and moderate.
With regard to ‘his’ diet, I would advise he eat more vegetables and abstain from meat and spend a bit of time in an indoor gym. Some would think I’m being jealous because meat is so precious in the Gambian diet your dare not tell anyone to abstain from it. That’s because we fail to understand what the real woeful acts of jealousy are.
Remember the saying, “sound mind in a sound body”?
True story;
I bought a hundred Kaftans and tried to sell them as Maternity smocks back in the UK>>>They never took off<<<>.30 years later I looked like a towel in a washing machine x
Mike, but what the hell is this again …..? Kaftans for maternity smocks? You need to be a bit serious with your business ventures. Seriously speaking!
They weren’t the full length ones,,,, only down to below the waist. The Gambian lady tailors were very skilful. Could easily retrain to make Designer jeans. Maternity smocks are out of fashion these days…Such fashion has gone high end.