IMF Executive Board concludes 2nd review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Gambia & approves US$ 14.4M disbursement
Jun 4, 2021, 11:22 AM
Speaking following his meeting with President Barrow, General Niang said the security of The Gambia and Senegal are intertwined, noting that one cannot go without the other. He said the history and cultural relations between two countries supersede the colonial boundaries that separate them.
“We have to go beyond those borders to make sure that we tackle the common issues together,” said General Niang. General Niang said the overriding “objective is to have our countries developed, and our people live in a safe and prosperous environment.”
Three CID officers in Central River Region (CRR) North have been accused of hand cuffing an accused person and seriously beating him together with three other civilians.
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has found the Special Operations Unit (SOU) of the Gambia’s erstwhile National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to have been extremely brutal under the reign of former president Yahya Jammeh.
A statement released by Tombong Saidy, the Admin Secretary for Media and Communication of the United Democratic Party (UDP), revealed the selections of mayors and area council chairpersons for the upcoming local government elections.