The grandson of Alex Haley will alongside Malick L. Manga visit The Gambia tomorrow to celebrate the internationally-acclaimed book Roots. Roots is an award-winning book authored by Alex Haley. The work lays bare the tragedies of the transAtlantic slave trade. Bill Haley (Jr. ) and Makick L. Manga are expected[Read More…]
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US$80m ROOTS Project Convulses From Funding Woes
Barely weeks to the last general election, President Adama Barrow launched the Resilience of Organizations for Transformative Smallholder Agricultural Project (ROOTS) amid pomp and ceremony but the project is now suffering inertia few months into its launch as much-needed funds were not forthcoming. The project is currently grappling with funding[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t Reportedly Impounds ROOTS Vehicle
The Gambia government has impounded one of the vehicles of the Resilience of Organisations for Transformative Smallholder Agricultural Project (ROOTS), reports reaching JollofNews indicated. According to sources, government’s intention as regards the seized project vehicle wasn’t apparent but one of the informants was clear that the vehicle has been tinted[Read More…]
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