Economic Deep Dive: The Never Ending Cement Crisis
The Gambia’s cement shortages have become so routine that they no longer shock anyone. Yet behind this “never-ending crisis” lies a manufactured problem—one driven by government decisions that favour a well-connected business over the national interest. More in this opinion piece.
Economic Deep Dive: Cement Crisis and State Capture
This is a publication on the Cement Crisis written by Dr Ousman Gagigo during a period when Cement Trucks where stationed along the Senegal-Gambia border.
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