Barely a month after The Gambia’s banning of its timber trade and revoking all existing export licensees, officials at the Environment Ministry estimate that some 46,000 cubic metres loaded in some 2,000 containers are believed to be hidden within the country. With an average value of USS$23,000 per container, the[Read More…]
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OIC Summit Could Be Overshadowed By Major Islamic Conference
The OIC Summit in Banjul could be overshadowed by a proposed major Islamic conference in the same month as the second largest gathering of world leaders is expected to be held. As the Gambia government still insists it has the ability to host the summit in December, President Adama Barrow[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…]
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