World Bank Managing Director of Operations to Visit The Gambia

BANJUL, June 29^th, 2022 – The World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg will visit The Gambia from 4^th to 5^th July 2022. This will be Mr. van Trotsenburg’s first visit to The Gambia.

The visit reaffirms the World Bank Group’s commitment to partnering with The Gambia for better development outcomes for all its people.

During his visit, Mr. Trotsenburg is expected to meet with the President of the Republic, His Excellency Adama Barrow, members of the government, representatives from the private sector, and civil society organizations. He will also visit key World Bank-financed project sites, including a construction site for the Medical Waste Treatment Plant, an Emergency Health Center, the Brikama OMVG Power Plant, and the National Electricity Control Center. These visits will showcase the steps The Gambia is taking to attain universal access to quality and affordable electricity and the efforts to improve essential health services, both key priorities of the government.

The Managing Director will be joined by Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa, and Nathan Belete, World Bank Country Director for Cabo-Verde, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Senegal.

The World Bank active portfolio in The Gambia comprises nine national projects amounting to $405 million. The country also participates in three regional projects amounting to $125 million.