Gambia
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President, who represented Gambian
private sector at the recently concluded Russia Africa Summit in Sochi, have
shared his learned from the summit, calling it a good move that will improve
Gambia’s private sector.
“The
main objective of the summit was summarized in the forum Slogan; Russia Africa
Unleashing capacity for cooperation,” Edrisa Mass Jobe told The Point in an
interview.
He
said during the forum, African leaders were reminded that the Russian
engagement was built on the foundation of partnership forged during the fight
against colonialism. “They were reminded that Moscow today hosts one of the
most recognised international universities in the world; the Patrick Lumumba
University celebrating a truth leader deposed by the West.”
Mr
Jobe said that University, together with other institutions in the Russian
federation have trained and educated over 500,000 Africans, saying Russian
first intervention in African was ideological and cultural, saying these basis
are the foundation for long term relationship.
Mr.
Jobe also revealed that Gambia’s ministries of Trade and foreign Affairs, UNDP,
ECOWAS to meet with counterpart in Senegal and develop a common approach to the
Russian, Chinese Japanese and ACFTA before the end of 2019.
He
noted that the greatest learning of all is that societies companies and
individuals require disciplined approaches to the subject of development by
vigorous application of measurement processes, procedures and result delivery.
He said GCCI should lead the private sector in formalisation and focusing on
result delivery.
