An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Jaroslaw Wieczorek, visited Banjul from May 3–9, 2018. The team assessed implementation of The Gambia’s Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) [1] with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from end-September 2017 to end-March 2018. Forward-looking discussions focused on economic and financial policy commitments for[Read More…]
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New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Unsung African Heroine Domestic Workers Made Into Slaves In The M/East
The infelicitous ‘sad truth’ of our unsung African heroines hired as domestic workers still face ‘abuse and fraud’ who are marooned in the Gulf countries – deprived of freedom, human dignity and the money they moved abroad for – is instructive. The fabulosity of our African women should be aware[Read More…]
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Trump Is A Danger To Democracy, World Peace & Security
When the Obama administration and Europe reached a diplomatic deal with Iran on its nuclear ambition, the world heaved a sigh of relief. Others before Obama could not make the Ayatollahs budge or halt the nuclear ambitions of Iran. Just yesterday 8th May 2018, the ‘unpredictable’ bogeyman of the Free[Read More…]