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Vol 66 No 14

Published 11th July 2025


Gambia

Oil report blames officials

A report by Gambia’s lawmakers has blamed three state officials for interfering with a police investigation into the importation and sale of 36,000 tonnes of sanctioned Russian diesel worth US$29 million in 2023. United Arab Emirates-based importers Apogee bought the fuel in Russia, which is under sanctions over the war with Ukraine, shipped it to Banjul and then used 80% of the local storage facilities until it was sold locally.

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