Senegal and Gambia strengthen border management and economic integration
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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Gambian President Adama Barrow recently enhanced their collaboration during the fourth session of the Senegalese-Gambian Presidential Council. The meeting in Dakar focused on key issues including border management, cross-border security, and accelerating economic integration between the two nations. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening common governance of border areas and emphasized the need to improve the fluidity of exchanges while reinforcing control and surveillance mechanisms. The free movement of people and goods remains a priority.
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