The grinding cement scarcity, which hit the provincial town of Farafenni and environs, has now entered its second month, resulting in significant revenue and job losses and stalled construction projects. The conspicuous inability of Jah Oil, Salam and Gacem cement factories to catch up with the country’s soaring cement demand[Read More…]

The Cement Importers and Agents Association of The Gambia has dispatched a petition to relevant Gambian authorities, appealing for a review of the government’s harmful and burdensome cement tariffs. The association in the petition expressed its “deep concern” about the hike of the duty on a bag of imported cement[Read More…]