The Gambia’s new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh.
In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day on Fridays too.
Four years ago, Mr. Jammeh had said the country’s mainly Muslim population should use Fridays to pray, socialise and tend to fields.
However, under the new rules, the working week is actually officially shorter by three-and-a-half hours.
