The Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia said the guild “is profoundly grateful and appreciative” of the Gambia government’s temporal removal of the D180 cement levy. The Barrow administration announced last December that it was lifting its D180 levy on a bag of cement, albeit temporarily. It could[Read More…]
Economy
Expert Says Gambians Bleeding From Monopoly Over HFO Supply To NAWEC
An expert in the electricity domain has told JollofNews that Gambians are paying more than necessary for electricity, saying citizens could pay less if the Gambia government leaves the Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) supply business open for competition, adding that the monopoly “is hemorrhaging” the citizens. For nearly five years[Read More…]
TotalEnergies Trading Arm Under Scrutiny Over Gambia Oil Deal Allegations
A new investigation by Swiss watchdog Public Eye has revealed that the Geneva offices of Totsa, the trading arm of French oil giant TotalEnergies, were searched in 2024 as part of an ongoing probe into suspected bribery linked to oil imports in The Gambia. The search was carried out at[Read More…]
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