(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s ambassador to Qatar, Dodou Bammy Jagne is the new Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service, replacing Sulayman Samba who had been in office for only seven months. According to a press release from the President’s Offce, Samba was “relieved” of his appointment on 30th[Read More…]
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G/Bissau Faces Budget Shortfall After IMF Stops Payments
(JollofNews) – Guinea-Bissau is facing a “catastrophic” economic situation, with a gaping budget deficit, after the International Monetary Fund suspended its support over two private bank bailouts, the finance minister said on Thursday. The IMF said on June 3 it was halting payments after the tiny nation’s government went against[Read More…]
Gambia: Opposition Leader Distances Himself From Jammeh’s APRC
(JollofNews) – Mamma Kandeh, leader of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress party (GDC) has laughed off reports that he is a member of President Yahya Jammeh’s ruling APRC party. On Tuesday, Yankuba Colley, national mobiliser of the APRC and mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), told a local newspaper[Read More…]