President Adama Barrow has underscored that The Gambia will indeed host the OIC Summit, adding that the country is on track to doing so in a ‘spectacular fashion’. “We have the will, the ability and the resources to do so. In short, we have the capacity, and by God’s grace,[Read More…]
Economy
ADF Approves $3.3M For Rice Transformation Program In Gambia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant of $3.5 million from the African Development Fund’s Transition Support Facility as additional financing for a rice value chain transformation project in the Gambia. The Rice Value Chain Transformation Program was started in December 2018, with[Read More…]
Freight Surcharges Could Worsen Gambia’s Woes Beyond Russia War
The cost of living problem in The Gambia could exacerbate well beyond the Ukraine-Russia war as Banjul ports continues to bleed profusely to Port Autonome De Dakar with the ports expansion project remaining a chimera. According to experts, the ports expansion master-plan, commissioned by the government of The Gambia, remains[Read More…]