Development, it is said, must begin from within and supported from outside. Nations through determined and committed leadership mobilise resources, both human and material, to develop institutions that would respond to the ever-evolving needs of the citizenry, and formulate strategies and sound policies that would coordinate their activities in controlling nature and their environment.
The ratification of the ACP-EU partnership agreement which offers a framework for the EU's cooperation relations for the economic, social and cultural development of the ACP States, eradicating poverty, contributing to peace and security and democratic and political stability of ACP States, and also to facilitate the gradual integration of ACP States into the global economy, while adhering to the principles of sustainable development, will definitely boost the development prospects of The Gambia.
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