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Probe Finds Record Gaps in Jammeh Asset Sales Despite D1.7B Recovery

The 324-page report revealed significant gaps in the management of Jammeh-linked assets, highlighting discrepancies in financial accounting, missing livestock from seized farms, disregard of due process, and systemic governance weaknesses that undermined oversight and transparency throughout the asset sales and disposal process.

Factsheet: Why every Gambian child needs polio vaccination

By Kaddy Jawo The Gambia government has wrapped up round one of the nationwide polio vaccination in the country. It happened between the 12th and 15th of November while the second phase is expected to take place next month – the 12th to 15th of December. But here are more facts about polio as a public health emergency that make it imperative for every child in the Gambia to get vaccinated to prevent contracting the consequential ailments. But first, what’s polio? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease primarily affecting children under 5. It...