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…]
Economy
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…]
Acute Passport Books Shortage Hit Gambia
The Gambia has been experiencing acute shortage of ordinary passport books, JollofNews gathered from the foreign ministry. But the ministry has indicated to Gambians in the Diaspora that they will not be affected by the dearth in passport books. The ministry said on Wednesday that the government has, through the[Read More…]
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