The Gambian leader, Alhajie Dr Yahya Jammeh, has received a congratulatory letter from a renowned Senegalese musical super star, Ousman Jallow, commonly called Ouza.

In his congratulatory message, Ouza expressed appreciation with the president for delegating Hon. Momodou Kotu Cham, SoS for Forestry and the Environment, and the Gambian high commissioner to Senegal, to attend the gala he organised on 11th July 2008.

Ouza wrote that he was honoured and pleased by the gesture and that His Excellency's gesture was a honour for the whole of Senegambia.

He described President Jammeh as a visionary "who always takes inspiration from African values and traditions, and he assured him of his strong support and commitment to Africa".