President Barrow and the General Manager of Africa Operations of Saudi Fund for Development -SFD, Mohammed A. Alshammari
State House, Banjul, 22nd September 2024: His ExcellencyPresident Barrow met with the General Manager of Africa Operations of Saudi Fund for Development -SFD, Mohammed A. Alshammari in the Holy City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Their discussions centered on the progress of projects being funded by SFD in The Gambia, as well as exploring new areas of cooperation.
The Fund’s active projects are the 50km Bertil-Harding Highway feeder roads in WCR and KM as well as the GBA water and electricity expansion projects. While these projects registered progress, there were some delays due to utilities service relocation and demolition of obstructions on the roadscorridors. The principals recognised the recent resumption of works on the projects, and both committed to hasten the works by supporting the contractors to complete the projects on a timely manner.
The President thanked the SFD representative for a long partnership since 1977 and urged SFD to expand their portfolio to expand rural road constructions and related infrastructure investments
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