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West African leader eyeing Roots tourism boost for Gambia
Gambian President Jawara aims to use Alex Haley's Roots to attract visitors and diversify an economy reliant on groundnuts and rice. He notes 26,000 annual tourists mainly from Scandinavia, and promotes river trips, birding, and cultural archives as draws while outlining plans for large scale rice irrigation via an autonomous body and overseas studies.
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