Gambia: Fish Vendors Attribute Costly Price to CFA Rate –

By: Dawda .M. Jallow

Fish vendors at the Brikama Central Market have blamed the increasing exchange rate of CFA against the Dalasi as the main contributing factor to the high cost of fish in the market.

Speaking with The Voice on Thursday, some vendors also state that the shortage of fish is connected to the Muslim feast (Tobaski), saying most of the fishing boat owners are non-Gambians and have gone to their respective origins for the prayer.

Ba-Kebba Drammeh, a fish vendor, claims they…