{"id":96290,"date":"2026-04-21T06:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:43:46","slug":"gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization","title":{"rendered":"Gambia Tourism London Office Closes Following Reorganization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia High Commission in London on Friday bid farewell to Adama Njie and other staff following the closure of the Gambia Tourism Office in London, as part of reorganization by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Adama Njie, who served as Director of Tourism Promotion for the United Kingdom, has been reassigned to the Gambia Tourism Board headquarters in Banjul as Director of Marketing.<\/p>\n<p>The London tourism office, which has operated since the 1970s, played a key role in promoting Destination Gambia internationally. Over the years, it was headed by several tourism professionals, including Batch Faye, Joe Gabbidon, Sainabou Drammeh, Ida Jeng-Njie, the late Malick Jeng, and most recently Njie.<\/p>\n<p>The Gambia\u2019s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Fatou Bensouda, expressed regret at Njie\u2019s departure, describing him as \u201ca true tourism professional.\u201d She said his absence would be felt, particularly given the importance of maintaining a physical tourism presence in London.<\/p>\n<p>She added, however, that Njie would continue to contribute to tourism promotion from Banjul in his new role.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Head of Mission, Suntou Touray, also paid tribute to the departing officials, noting the close cooperation between the High Commission and the tourism office. He commended the contributions of Adama Njie and Omar Demba and expressed hope that the London tourism office could be reopened in the future, citing its strategic importance.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure, Njie played a key role in promoting The Gambia internationally, including leading the country\u2019s participation at the World Travel Market at ExCeL London, where The Gambia won the Best Stand award in 2025, strengthening its visibility as a tourism destination.<\/p>\n<p>Certificates of Recognition were presented to Njie and Demba by Bensouda in appreciation of their service in promoting Destination Gambia in the United Kingdom since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The event concluded with a farewell lunch hosted by the High Commissioner and attended by staff of the High Commission and the departing officers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Gambia High Commission in London on Friday bid farewell to Adama Njie and other staff following the closure of the Gambia Tourism Office in London, as part of reorganization by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. Adama Njie, who served as Director of Tourism Promotion for the United Kingdom, has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":96289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-96290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gambia Tourism London Office Closes Following Reorganization - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Gambia High Commission in London on Friday bid farewell to Adama Njie and other staff following the closure of th ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gambia Tourism London Office Closes Following Reorganization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Gambia High Commission in London on Friday bid farewell to Adama Njie and other staff following the closure of th ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-21T06:59:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-21T07:43:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/sm_1776744720.51209.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gambia Tourism London Office Closes Following Reorganization\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-21T06:59:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-21T07:43:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization\"},\"wordCount\":338,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/sm_1776744720.51209.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tourism-london-office-closes-following-reorganization\",\"name\":\"Gambia Tourism London Office Closes Following Reorganization - 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