ECOWAS Chair, Bio, Calls for Stronger Partnership with AES Countries

Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, who was named Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS in June, has called on the sub-regional economic bloc to forge "stronger partnership [with] the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)". 

Gambia Holds First Anti-FGM Prosecution Since Ban Was Upheld Last Year

            In 2023, the first conviction and sentencing against FGM practice were recorded

Gambia Economic Growth to See a Slight Increase in 2025

 

Women at the Serekunda market. Photo Credit: @JoofMS | TNBES | April 7, 2020 

The Gambia will see a slight increase in real GDP growth this year, according to a new forecast by market analyst, Fitch Solutions, published in July.