Gambia: Sare Gubu Residents Renew Call On Govt to Construct Their 8KM Feeder Road

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Gambia: Sare Gubu Residents Renew Call On Govt to Construct Their 8KM Feeder Road

[The Point] URR -- The residents of Sare Gubu Basiru village in the Sandu District, Upper River Region north have called on government to construct their 8KM feeder road.

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