The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved $32.2 million to fund the creation of the School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences at the University of The Gambia, in a major boost for the country’s struggling health sector. The funding is part of a wider $297 million package approved for[Read More…]
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Gambia Gov’t To Regulate Hajj, Curb Profit-Driven Practices
Gambia’s Minister for Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs, Ahmad NK Bah, has announced that the government is finalizing national Hajj policy aimed at regulating the pilgrimage to Mecca and shielding pilgrims from exploitation. Speaking Friday evening at the Mansa Kunda Ministerial Town-Hall held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara[Read More…]
Gambia Joins African Efforts To Tackle Debt Crisis
The Gambia and several other African countries are stepping up efforts to better manage their national debts as part of wider reforms to foster economic stability, inclusive growth, and long-term development. At a recent week-long regional training in Accra, Ghana, organised by the African Development Institute under the African Development[Read More…]
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