ECOWAS hails Gambia’s COVID-19 response
An ECOWAS delegation headed by the president of ECOWAS Commission has hailed the Gambia for a sanitary improvement in the fight against Covid-19. Sankulleh Janko has more in this report from Banjul.
An ECOWAS delegation headed by the president of ECOWAS Commission has hailed the Gambia for a sanitary improvement in the fight against Covid-19. Sankulleh Janko has more in this report from Banjul.
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