The Government of The Gambia has strongly denied allegations that it issued 20,000 diplomatic passports to relatives and former ministers of Senegal’s ex-President Macky Sall. In a press release issued on Friday, the Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services described the claims reportedly made by a Senegalese journalist and[Read More…]
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Is It True Gambia Issued 20,000 Diplomatic Passports Since 2017?
The claim that The Gambia issued 20,000 diplomatic passports to citizens and non-Gambians since 2017, no matter how wild it sounds, deserves immediate clarification from the Gambia government. Respected Senegalese journalist Ahmed Äidara, quoting a source from The Gambia, said this week that The Gambia has reportedly granted diplomatic passports[Read More…]
KMC ‘Promises’ Upward Revision Of Staff Salaries Albeit Belatedly
When the Gambia government announced the upward revision of civil servants’ salaries this year, local governments such as the Rohey Malick Lowe-led BCC and Yankuba Darboe-led BAC reportedly followed suit, but reports reaching JollofNews indicated that the Talib Ahmed Bensouda-led KMC would also follow suit one year down the line[Read More…]
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