Hunting for black sand has been damaging The Gambia’s coastal communities for decades. Now, the man leading the operation is an associate and a known
Category: Investigation
The opaque mining deal gambling with Gambia’s future
Hunting for black sand has been damaging The Gambia’s coastal communities for decades. A state inquiry established by President Adama Barrow in 2017— Janneh Commission—
Civilians, gov’ts on the losing end as gold smuggling booms in Africa
Billions of dollars in gold are being smuggled out of distressed parts of Africa, as record demand drives production and lax regulatory frameworks encourage cross-border
Alleged fraud, nepotism and failed contracts sink Gambia’s state-owned printer
Internal records show that the state-owned printing company – Gambia Printing and Publishing Corporation – is on its knees. Amid salary delays and allegations of
Reintegration or return to despair? How IOM in Gambia fails ‘backway’ returnees
In the last decade, irregular migration, locally called ‘backway’, has led tens of thousands of young Gambians to leave the country for Europe, either in
Russian sanctions-busters find a Gambian haven
A US-sanctioned Russian illegally imported US$29 million worth of diesel to The Gambia, sold it there, and sent the money to the UAE, but the
How exporting fish meal starves source countries for global profit despite attendant risks to environment
In order to produce food for livestock, including pigs in China, Vietnam and a number of other countries, the largely Chinese-owned fish meal and fish
Fake crimes, staged rescues: Story of a con artist who ‘lavishes himself’ with money raised in the name of a Gambian child
A con artist in philanthropic clothing, Adam Christopher Whittington— a former soldier in the Australian army and an officer in the British Metropolitan Police— has
Medical items donated to health ministry “auctioned to FaBB” for less than 1% of the value
A 40ft container of medical items that was donated to the Ministry of Health has been ‘sold’ to the foundation that was established by the
Price of publicity: How selected Gambian media get hefty cheques to “portray good image of the government”
Half of the D40 million contract that The Gambia government signed with selected private media companies was paid in February. The Republic has found out that