By Lamin Njie
US Council of Muslim Organisations has announced it will give The Gambia medical equipment worth up to 22 million dollars.
It comes as USCMO on 6 March awarded Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou its highest award of honor over his efforts in saving Burma’s Rohingya minority.
The top US Muslim group said the award is in recognition of Mr Tambadou’s ‘courageous’ pursuit of justice for the ‘long-persecuted’ Rohingya.
The Gambia last year canvassed support from the Muslim world and filed a case at the International Court of Justice alleging that Myanmar was committing “an ongoing genocide” against its minority Muslim Rohingya population.
In January, the world’s top court ordered Myanmar to stop genocidal acts against the Rohingya.
USCMO is among top Muslim organisations that have since announced they stand in solidarity with The Gambia.
Last month, the leader of the group Oussama Jammal met The Gambia’s ambassador to the United States Dawda Fadera to congratulate the country over its ‘laudable’ efforts over the Rohingya.
