(JollofNews) – An international journalist and communications for development consultant has denied reports of his appointment as Gambia’s minister of Information and Communication. Ebrima Sillah said the reports are false and he has never lobbied for any position in the new government of Adama Barrow. Mr Barrow who was sworn-in[Read More…]
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EU To Give ‘Virtually Bankrupt’ Gambia $340 Million
(JollofNews) – The European Union announced aid worth 225 million euros (S$340 million) for The Gambia on Thursday (Feb 9) as President Adama Barrow warned that the nation was “virtually bankrupt” due to economic mismanagement by the former regime. The EU froze assistance to The Gambia in December 2014 over the[Read More…]
Africa EU, ITC Launch Job Entrepreneurship Initiative For Youth In Gambia
(JollofNews) – The European Union, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Government of the Gambia Thursday launched a new initiative to support job creation and entrepreneurship for Gambian youth. The Gambia Youth Empowerment Project is a four-year project that will benefit from €11 million from the EU Emergency Trust[Read More…]