In the West African country of Gambia, the president has banned all government officials from traveling abroad to cut government spending.
According to Arab media reports, the Gambian president has banned all government officials from traveling abroad.
A presidential spokesman from Banjul says the foreign travel ban will also apply to Gambian President Adama Barrow.
The spokesperson said that the President signed an executive order for travel restrictions on government officials.
The foreign travel ban will apply to the president, vice president, cabinet members as well as high officials, government employees, and employees associated with semi-government agencies.
The presidential spokesman said that there is no ban on participation in important international conferences for the country’s representation, fully sponsored trips from abroad will be exempted from the ban.
It should be noted that Gambia, a country with a population of 2.6 million, is suffering from severe economic crisis.
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