Japan-trained and US-matriculated economist Musa Basad Jawara has predicted that the humanitarian and economic impact of the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel on the Middle East and beyond could deepen poverty and malnutrition issues in The Gambia as the soaring oil prices and subsequent economic instability would likely lead[Read More…]
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Gambia 2021: Halifa Sallah Asks Gambian Voters For Chance To End Decades Of Pain, Poverty
An opposition leader in the Gambia has called on voters to back him in the polls to end the many decades of poverty and economic stagnation. Halifa Sallah, 68, of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) said the Gambian people have been let down by various political[Read More…]
Poverty “Gaining Ground In Senegal”
Between 2011 and 2018, the National Agency of Statistics and Demography (ANSD) has identified more than 200,000 new poor. Living conditions are more precarious for some households in Senegal. The results of a harmonised survey by the ANSD, published on Monday, showed that “the number of poor people has increased”[Read More…]
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