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1. Gambia: Developing Irrigation for Enhanced Agricultural Production in Gambia

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   14 August 2013 The Daily Observer (Banjul) The Gambia's anti-hunger campaign recently got a major boost following a renewed commitment by the number one farmer, the president of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Dr. Yahya Jammeh during his recent 'Dialogue with the People Tour'. President Jammeh's pronouncement that The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, will not import rice come 2016…

2. Bridge between Senegal and Gambia to be completed soon

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   11 January 2010 Senegal Head of State Abdoulaye Wade has announced a project to construct a bridge between his country and Gambia at a meeting of the Council of Ministers. He has held two meetings with his Gambian counterpart Yahya Jammeh, in the course of which they agreed on the construction of a bridge on the River Gambia, with management of the project being carried out by Gambia. The President also announced the construction of a large river-ocean port at the mouth of the River Senegal. With regard to the supply of drinking water, Mr. Wade has announced that an agreement on a concession is going…

3. US$8m Water Project for Gambia

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   20 March 2012 allAfrica.com - March 19, 2012 The government of The Gambia and The African Development Fund (ADF), on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012, signed a US$8 million grant for the construction and rehabilitation of drinking water supply and sanitation facilities in rural areas of The Gambia. The project will improve access to clean drinking water and safe sanitation for an estimated 65,000 people. According to a press release from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, the Gambia Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project is an initiative of the Gambia government intended to develop capacity…

4. Gambia and Mali log onto the Internet by optical fiber

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   20 January 2011 The World Bank is to provide finance of 27 million dollars for a fiber optic cable construction project in Gambia, it was learned by the PANA press agency on January 19. The announcement was made by the outgoing regional director of the World Bank for Africa, Habib Fitini, on a visit with the Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh. This new cable will enable the population of Gambia to access the latest generation of high-speed Internet, and should stimulate economic development by enabling enterprises to develop their businesses on the web. This month, Mali also benefited from a loan…

5. Gambia: '98% of LRR has access to clean drinking water’

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   of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) project in The Gambia. The forum was organised by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water Resources, Parks and Wildlife. Marena thanked the participants…

6. Gambia: U.S.$10 Million Water Projects Launched

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   13 April 2012 allAfrica.com - 13 April 2012 The government of The Gambia in collaboration with African Development Bank and Africa Water Facility (AWF) Wednesday launched two sister projects of the National Water Sector Reform (NWSR) and Rural Water Supply Sanitation (RWSS) projects respectively, valued at US$10 million, at the Coca Ocean Resort and Spar in Bijilo. The launching of the projects was presided over by the vice president and minister of Women's Affairs, Her Excellency Aja Dr. Isatou-Saidy. She told the gathering that projects are aimed at improving the living conditions particularly health…

7. Airport in The Gambia 'to be improved'

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   7 January 2011 Transport infrastructure in The Gambia is being improved as the Banjul Airport is benefiting from a number of enhancements. This is according to the minster of finance Abdou Kolley, who said work on the new passenger terminal building will begin in the first few months of 2011, the Today newspaper reports. A new airfield grounding lighting system and the relaying of the runway has already been completed, while the parking apron will be expanded as part of the second phase. As well as this, a new control tower and fire station will be constructed, which may result in a better airport…

8. Grant for water project in The Gambia approved

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   16 April 2010 Water infrastructure in The Gambia could see improvements, following a grant approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The bank announced yesterday (April 15th) it had approved the African Water Facility grant of almost €1 million (£876,500) for the National Water Sector Reform project in the country. Many challenges exist when implementing Integrated Water Resources Management…

9. Community infrastructure projects 'succeeding in the Gambia'

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   14 October 2010 Improvements to water, road and health infrastructure in the Gambia have seen success, due to the cooperative aspect of the work. The World Bank has revealed the community-driven…

10. AfDB announces $107m funding for The Gambia

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    20 December 2011 A $107.4 million (£68.4 million) fund has been approved by the board of directors of the African Development Bank (AfBD) for a key infrastructure project. The Trans-Gambia Bridge and Cross Boarder Improvement Project will be financed through the bank's concessionary lending window, comprising of an outright grant of $102.3 million and further resources of $5.1 million, after receiving approval from the Bank on Friday (December 16th). It is hoped that the scheme will help create a traffic flow between Senegal and the Gambia to help move people, goods and services between the two…