(JollofNews) – Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow has used the 52nd independent anniversary celebrations of the Gambia to unveil his key development programmes for the country. Mr Barrow, 52, who was elected in last December’s election, was also sworn-in as Gambia’s third president on Saturday at the Independence Stadium, Bakau.[Read More…]
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Gambia: Barrow Defends Meeting Jammeh’s Ministers
(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has defended his public meeting with former ministers of President Yahya Jammeh’s APRC regime. The president has come under a lot criticism by some Gambians in the diaspora who have questioned the timing of his meeting with a group of people who[Read More…]
EU To Give ‘Virtually Bankrupt’ Gambia $340 Million
(JollofNews) – The European Union announced aid worth 225 million euros (S$340 million) for The Gambia on Thursday (Feb 9) as President Adama Barrow warned that the nation was “virtually bankrupt” due to economic mismanagement by the former regime. The EU froze assistance to The Gambia in December 2014 over the[Read More…]
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