President freezes non-statutory foreign travel

Gambian President Adama Barrow has signed an Executive Order immediately suspending all non-statutory overseas travel by him, the Vice-President, Cabinet Ministers, senior government officials, civil servants and employees across all government institutions and agencies. A report on the allAfrica site notes that exempted from the Presidential Order are travels to statutory meetings where The Gambia's participation is mandatory and foreign trips fully funded by external sources. These exemptions are, however, subject to the prior approval of the President or an authorised official. Delegates are required to submit 'back to office reports' to Cabinet upon their return.