Jammeh identifies three biggest threats to human existence

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly on Friday Sept. 27, 2013 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton,Pool) — AP

Britain warn its citizens against using Gambia ferry

Do not use Gambia ferry, United Kingdom tells British (Photo credit: Sinsistema)

President Jammeh notes progress and challenges of MDGs

Jammeh addresses 68th UNGA (Photo Credit: UN/Amanda Voisard)

Yahya Jammeh has noted both substantial progress and remaining challenges for Africa’s quest to meeting the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, 2015 when he spoke on Friday at the UN General Assembly in New York.  

In reference to the 2013 MDG report on Africa’s performance, the President of The Gambia said the remaining challenges include the difficulty of translating economic growth into decent job opportunities, improving service delivery and minimizing income, gender and spatial inequalities.  

Civil strife and terrorism undermine human security

Jammeh, President of the Gambia, addresses the general debate of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly.

Friday 27 September 2013 United Nations, New York (Photo Credit: UN/Amanda Voisard)

Prolonged overvalued exchange rate would damage Gambia’s international competitiveness - IMF warns

The warning came at the back of several Gambia Government directives that downgraded foreign currency exchange rates, impose a moratorium on the shipment of the dollar, suspension of money operators, seizure of financial bureau licences, and arrests and detention of forex bureau staff – amid a continuous decline in value of the local currency, the Dalasi. (Photo Credit: Bloomberg)