World Bank to give The Gambia $68m grant to revive tourism sector

The Gambian tourism sector has been hard-hit by the pandemic and economic fallouts of the war in Ukraine, World Bank managing director of operations, Axel Van Trotsenburg, said at the signing ceremony in Gambia's capital Banjul [File: Johannes P Christo/Reuters]

The Gambia and the World Bank have signed a $68m grant to revive the ocean-facing West African country’s tourism sector.

The deal was announced by representatives of both parties announced on Tuesday at a signing ceremony in The Gambia’s capital Banjul.