The World Bank has approved a $10 million grant from the International Development Association for The Gambia to help contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The support comes as Gambia seeks support from the international community through UN agencies in Banjul to adequately control the spread of the virus in the country.[Read More…]
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Gambia Denies Coronavirus Case Rumour
(JollofNews) – The Director of Health Promotion and Education in The Gambia, Momodou Njai has dismissed as “false” rumours suggesting that the deadly Coronavirus has entered the country. The health official said on Sunday that the Health Ministry noticed, an audio circulating on WhatsApp claiming the deadly Coronavirus has been[Read More…]
Gambia’s Barrow Gets €1.45bn Donor Handshake
(JollofNews) – International donors have pledged at least €1.45 billion ($1.71 billion) to support the new government in The Gambia to achieve its five-year development plan. The pledge was made at Tuesday’s donor conference in Brussels in the presence of President Adama Barrow. Official sources embedded with Barrow’s delegation to[Read More…]