Aja Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang

Aja Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang

Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang was the vice president and minister of Women’s Affairs of The Gambia until June 2018; a proactive national womens' leader; pioneer and chair of the Coalition 2016 which democratically defeated a 22-year dictator; pro-democracy and human rights activist; political coalition-builder; former passionate U.N. international development management practitioner; resource mobilizer and partnership builder with wealth of experience in corporate governance and U.N. system policy and technical operations; and a trainer in policy formulation and development management, conflict prevention and management, gender mainstreaming, women’s transformative political leadership, and social entrepreneurship.

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Opinion: Don't shut trade down, make it truly inclusive

Opinion: Don't shut trade down, make it truly inclusive

over 7 years ago // Trade and development

For better or worse, 2018 could be a turning point for trade in the world's poorest nations. Yonov Frederick Agah, deputy director-general of WTO, and Aja Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, foreign minister of The Gambia, offer a call for action on inclusive trade for least developed countries.