Baba Hydara of The Point newspaper has admitted that the purposes for his trips to China and Turkey were to experience the countries and then render these experiences in writing. Travel writers are well-sought-after by countries and players in the tourism business to write about places, food and other country-specific[Read More…]
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China, France Eye Gambian Port Upgrade
(JollofNews) – Chinese and French companies are bidding to help Gambia build up its Atlantic port Banjul to be what industry sources say could be a rival to neighboring Senegal’s Dakar. It would be one of the first major structural changes in Gambia following the end of President Yahya Jammeh’s[Read More…]
Gambia Gets US$50 Million China Funding
(JollofNews) – The Gambian Government and China Friday signed a US$50 million (equivalent to D2,302,654,160.09) grant agreement designed for the construction of an International Conference Center in the tiny west African nation. The two-year project will serve as a monumental symbol of the China-Gambia bilateral relations similar to that of[Read More…]