Monday 18th February marks the Gambia's 48 Independence anniversary. The celebration was marked by a cross section of the country, including the members of the diplomatic corps, chiefs, civil and public servants, students from various schools, civil society organizations and community based organizations, APRC women and Youth wings, and soldiers in civilian clothes.
The President of Senegal Mr. Macky Sall, President of Equatorial Guinea, Theodor Obiang, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Ivory Coast,Daniel Kablan Duncan, President of the Sanate of Algeria, Mr.Abdel Kader Benasah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morroco, Saade-Eddine Al-Othmani and the Minister of Presidential Affairs of Cameroon, Rene Emmanuel Sadi, all graced the occasion.The President of the Republic of the Gambia President Yahya Jammeh, thanked the Presidents of the sister republic of Senegal and Equatorial Guinea for their participation in the Gambia's 48thIndependent anniversary. He said he would make a short speech since he has already made a long speech a day before the event. He thanked the representatives from other countries especially those from United Kingdom.During his speech President Jammeh urged the entire African leadership to unite and work together as one and added that Africa is the richest continent in terms of mineral resources. He however conceded that in economic terms Africa is the poorest of the poor. He however asked the question, why? In his opinion this is true because "instead of working for each other they the leaders would be working against each other because of external interest. "Instead of building peace and economic development, they are re-enforcing military intervention attacking one another instead of sending our children to school, our women to school, gardens and offices, unfortunately the story of the African woman is destitution in a refugee camp", he lamented.
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