By Sarata L. Bojang
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Hon. Sering Modou Njie, on Friday, September 4, 2026, received the new Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in The Gambia, Ms. Helen Kamau, who paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry to formally present her Letters of Credence.
Welcoming Ms. Kamau to The Gambia, Minister Njie congratulated her on her appointment and expressed the Government’s appreciation for the longstanding partnership between The Gambia and the World Food Programme.
He commended WFP for its continued contribution to the country’s development efforts, particularly its support for national priorities in education and programmes aimed at improving the welfare and livelihoods of vulnerable communities.
Minister Njie noted that WFP remains an important development partner to The Gambia and underscored the value of continued collaboration in addressing the needs of vulnerable populations.
For her part, Ms. Kamau thanked the Minister for the warm welcome and highlighted some of the challenges facing the organisation, particularly resource mobilisation and language barriers.
Despite these challenges, she reaffirmed her commitment to working closely with the Government of The Gambia and other development partners throughout her tenure to advance WFP’s mandate in the country.
In concluding the meeting, Minister Njie thanked Ms. Kamau for WFP’s continued support to The Gambia and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to further strengthening cooperation between the Government and the organisation.
He expressed hope that the partnership would continue to expand into other areas of mutual interest for the benefit of the Gambian people.
