Gambia-Taiwan Relations - a Symbol of Real Diplomacy

By Hatab Fadera. When diplomatic and political relations were resumed between the Republics of The Gambia and the Asian-island nation of Taiwan in 1995, one year after the bloodless military takeover that ended 30 years of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) regime, many a people knew little of what the country was to gain from this tie. But what started as a mere appending of signatures to formalise the resumption of the ties would soon turn into a great political score for the two small nations that shared the core values that diplomacy should be based on mutual trust and understanding.
In the area of education, most notably higher education, statistics have indicated that in the last 10 years, an estimated 200 Gambian students were sent to the Republic of China on Taiwan to study in various academic disciplines. Read more...