a) The Bureau recalls its Communiqué issued on June 4th 2020 informing the
general public of its decision to authorize an Independent Review of the Report of the Ethics
Committee of the Boards of Directors relating to the allegations made by Whistle blowers
against the President of the Bank Group.
b) The Bureau agreed on the Terms of Reference for the Independent Review at its meetings of
18 June 2020 and 1st July 2020 and selected three persons namely, Mrs. Mary Robinson, Mr. Hassan B. Jallow and Mr. Leonard F. McCarthy to constitute a High-Level Panel of Independent Experts to conduct the said Review - individuals with unquestionable experience, high international reputation and professional integrity. The panel will be chaired by Mrs. Robinson.
Mrs. Mary Robinson is a barrister by profession and is a former President of the Republic
of Ireland. She was also the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. She, among other numerous global and national responsibilities, is the Chairperson of the Elders, a global body of wise persons concerned about the wellbeing of the world.
Justice Hassan B. Jallow is a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of The Gambia as well as a former Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia. In 2003 he was appointed as a Judge of the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and later that year as the Prosecutor of the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). On 5 February 2017, Justice Jallow was sworn-in as
the Chief Justice of The Gambia. Leonard F. McCarthy is a former Director of Public Prosecutions, a former Director for the Office of Serious Economic Offenses, and a former Head of the Directorate of Special Operations of South Africa. He served as the Integrity Vice President of the World Bank for nine years. Mr. McCarthy is
currently the President of LF McCarthy Associates, Inc., an integrity risk management company based in Washington, DC, USA.
(c) The panel is expected to submit its report to the Bureau within a period of two to four weeks
maximum.
(d) The Bureau expresses its utmost trust and confidence in the Panel's ability to successfully carry
out this important assignment and reaffirms its commitment to fully assisting the Panel in the
process.
Issued on 1st day of July 2020.
Chairperson of the Bureau of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank Group
Ms. Niale KABA Governor
About 40 people are feared dead after a migrant vessel sank off the coast of Mauritania, the UN said Thursday, in a fresh tragedy along the Atlantic migration route to Europe.
SheTrades Gambia, the project that aims to increase Gambian women entrepreneurs’ participation in trade by facilitating the development of a supportive business ecosystem, improving their competitiveness and strengthening their market linkages in strategic and potential productive sectors.
Awa Minteh, Yankuba’s sister-in-law, yesterday continued her testimony under cross-examination by the state counsel, A.M. Yusuf, before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul in the murder case involving the accused.
The field of doing horticulture and fashion business progresses with time and is now changing rapidly because of COVID-19. In the face of this pandemic, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment continues to improve access to capital for growth with the introduction of “SheTradesGambia” scheme.
Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Banjul, 23 June 2020 – The Ministry of Tourism and Culture wishes to inform the public that rumours circulating on social media over the 38.5 million dalasis scandal is totally false and unfounded.
Mbassey Manneh, women activist cum programme officer for Think Young Women (TYW) has called on Gambian political leaders to give women the opportunity to participate in the political arena effectively to ensure their political representation.
Foday Conta, former spokesperson of The Gambia Police Force (GPF) who is currently in Darfur, Sudan on a peacekeeping mission was recently decorated by the UNAMID police component together with some other officers with prestigious medals for their exceptional performance in their line of duty.
