Gambia: Citizen Appointed WB Director for Three W/African States

The World Bank has appointed a Gambian national, Yusupha B. Crookes, as country director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. His appointment takes effect from March 1, 2012 and he will be based in the World Bank's Accra Office.

According to reports from the World Bank communication unit in Dakar, Senegal, Crookes joined the Bank in 1983 as a young professional. He currently serves as director, regional integration in the Africa Region. Prior to this assignment, he held senior managerial positions including country director for Pakistan, senior manager and sector director in South Asia Region.

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