The Gambia Experience has kicked off its 2024-25 travel season, celebrating the inaugural flight from Gatwick last week. The tour operator is offering weekly flights via Enter Air until the end of October, after which Titan Airways will take over with twice-weekly flights until the end of April 2025. Between[Read More…]
Economy
Int’l Monetary Fund Staff Concludes Visit to The Gambia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Eva Jenkner, held discussions with Gambian authorities in Banjul from September 30 to October 11, 2024, as part of the second review of the Gambia’s program supported by a 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The ECF arrangement, approved in January 2024,[Read More…]
Senegal Pledges Swift Action On Budget Gap After Ratings Cut
Senegal said it will act swiftly to lower its budget deficit after an audit showing a weaker fiscal and debt position prompted Moody’s Ratings to downgrade the West African nation. The company lowered Senegal’s long-term rating to B1 from Ba3 late on Friday after an audit launched by newly elected[Read More…]