The Tanbi Wetland National Park (TWNP) is under systemic threat from officially–endorsed illegal land grabbing and unauthorised industrialisation, this investigation by The Republic found. The
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GPPC audit: damning findings confirm The Republic’s exposé
An audit of the Gambia Public Printing Corporation has exposed a major potential conflict of interest, revealing that managing director Momodou Ceesay is the sole
KMC finance director asked to repay allowance for training “he never attended”
The Director of Finance at the Kanifing Municipal Council, Dr. Alieu Keita, has been asked to refund D25,000. This amount was an allowance payment for
The Republic scoops eight honours at the national journalism awards
The Republic has won eight categories at the tenth anniversary of the Gambia National Journalism Award with its editor-in-chief Mustapha K Darboe who won four
How gov’t ‘evaded’ parliamentary scrutiny to dash millions to media houses
A project conceived in June 2023, when budget bilaterals had barely started, was somehow not budgeted for. Through a series of access to information requests
Revenue sharing in mining contract skewed in favour of Gach
The mineral sand mining largely conducted along the coastline of Kombo South has been synonymous with widespread environmental destruction. A 2024 study has found mining
Major buyers of ex-president Jammeh’s cattle
In January 2018, some of Yahya Jammeh’s most prized assets , his herds of cattle spread across Kanilai, Farato, and Banjulinding, were auctioned under a
Inside the multi-million-dollar Gambia gov’t venture that makes president’s nephew a major food importer
Before his uncle, Adama Barrow, became president, a little-known Amadou Sanneh worked at his property management business — Majum — as a cashier collecting rents
How sellers of Jammeh’s assets became buyers
At least eleven people who were directly involved in investigation, valuation and sales of former President Yahya Jammeh’s vehicles ended up walking away from the
Correa sentenced to over 67 years in prison for torture
A federal court in Denver, Colorado, has sentenced former Jungler, Michael Sang Correa, to 67 years and 6 months in prison. In April, a jury