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The Ministry of Petroleum was responsible for petroleum exploration, as well as the development and production of crude oil in the Gambia. The Ministry of Energy was created in 2007 in order to implement government policy in relation to the supply of electricity, water management, petroleum products and renewable energy.
The economy of the Gambia is heavily reliant on agriculture. [14] The Gambia has no significant mineral or other natural resources, and has a limited agricultural base. About 75% of the population depends on crops and livestock for its livelihood. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and animal hides.
The 2022 Gambian coup attempt was a military coup d'état attempt which took place in The Gambia on 20 December 2022. Reportedly, some soldiers attempted to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow. [3] Four soldiers were arrested on suspicion of involvement. [4] The Gambian military initially denied that any such coup attempt took ...
Gambia's high court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for leading a foiled coup last year against President Adama Barrow's administration. Eight soldiers were charged with ...
v. t. e. Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 4 December 2021. [1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Adama Barrow of the National People's Party, who received 53% of the vote, defeating five other candidates.
See Gambia–Taiwan relations. The Gambia firstly established diplomatic relations with the Republic of China ( Taiwan) in 1968, three years after The Gambia gained its independence from the United Kingdom. [2] In 1974, The Gambia switched diplomatic relations from ROC to the People's Republic of China but switched again back to ROC in 1995.
The ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia or the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia ( abbreviated ECOMIG) [14] – initially code-named Operation Restore Democracy – is a military intervention in The Gambia by several member states of the Economic Community of West African States . Troops from ECOWAS entered The Gambia in January 2017 ...
Agriculture makes up a significant proportion of the Gambia 's economy, comprising 25% of its GDP. [1] About 75% of workers in the Gambia are employed within the agricultural industry. [1] The main cash crops produced in the country are groundnuts (also known as peanuts), millet, sorghum, mangoes, corn, sesame, palm kernel, and cashews.