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Progress in Many Areas But Gambia Still Short on MDG Targets

The Executive Summary of the report on the level of achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicates that, although The Gambia has made significant strides, much more needs to be done to achieve the MDG’s in its entirety. The MDG’s became the global development framework following the Millennium Conference and Declaration in 2000. A total of 8 goals, 18 targets, and 48 indicators were identified to measure progress from 1990-2015, though these were revised in 2006. The Assessment of...

IMF, Paris Club applaud debt relief grant

The ability to reach its fiscal targets has endeared the country to world creditors. In December of 2007, the International Monetary fund (IMF) granted The Gambia a milestone debt relief package worth $140 million. In a statement at time, the IMF said that the country had made sufficient progress in strengthening tools to boost growth and combat poverty, and had reached a “completion point” under the heavily indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. In January of 2008, the Parish club followed...

New State Lands Bill Targets Land Grabbing

The numerous and seemingly unending land disputes which have been making news in recent times in the country will soon be a thing of the past if the new State Lands Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly on Wednesday is anything to go by. The bill, which among other things seeks to review the existing land legislation so as to ensure a more efficient and judicious land administration mechanism, comes on the heels of numerous land dispute cases in recent times. Some, notably the Babylon...

The Gambia Round Table Conference

Taking A Decisive Step Towards the MDGs in The Gambia According to a press release from the State Department of Finance and Economic Affairs, The seventh Round Table Conference (RTC) for The Gambia was successfully concluded on the 6th of February 2008 in London. The conference was organized with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The RTC provided a forum for dialogue between the Government of The Gambia and its development partners and was co-chaired by Her...

SUDAN: Rebel positions bombed in West Darfur

Fresh violence in the Sudanese state of West Darfur has restricted humanitarian work around El Geneina, with aid workers describing the region as “a no-go area”. According to aid workers, who did not want to be named, two villages in Geneina were bombed on 12 and 13 January by Sudanese government Antonov planes. Another attack hit Jebel Moon. Before these incidents, Chadian rebels carried out raids in the areas, aggravating the security situation. The bombardment, sources said, targeted...