In June this year, the minister of foreign affairs and the Japanese ambassador signed a food aid agreement. According to officials, the food relief was to come in the form of rice donation and was meant to cushion vulnerable Gambians from the effects of the Covid pandemic. However, the Gambia[Read More…]
Agriculture
United States Department Of Agriculture Awards $28.5M To The Gambia
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $28.5 million to The Gambia to assist the country’s food security program. The funds are being awarded through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, which is administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. This award is part of President[Read More…]
Government Clarifies Marked Impacts On Tanbi Wedlands Complex
The Gambia government has clarified the impacts of human activities on the Tanbi wedlands as Banjulians are raising concerns about the continued depletion of the mangroves cover in the capital city. The Gambia government spokesperson, Ebrima G. Sankareh, told reporters Thursday that the Jammeh regime allocated in 2006 part of[Read More…]
NEWS LIKE YOU, ON THE GO
