Vol 67 No 13 | ALGERIAMALIRUSSIA Moscow and Algiers agree that Goïta has got it wrong 16th June 2026 Russian and Algerian diplomats and spies agreed a year ago that the junta’s demonisation of the Azawad militants would fail In the wake of April’s attacks that killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara and sent junta leader General Assimi Goïta into hiding, it was with Russia’s ambassador in Bamako,...
Vol 56 No 7 | GAMBIA Jammeh cracks the whip 3rd April 2015 The consequences of the failed coup are proving dire for peaceful dissent as a wave of secret detentions takes place The repercussions of December's failed coup against President Yahya Jammeh are still being felt in Gambia and in the United States. One of the most prominent democracy campaigners,...
Vol 38 No 19 | GAMBIA 'Corruption where it exists' 26th September 1997 The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are looking closely at Gambian government finances and especially at June's mini-budget for the six months to December. The budget was...
Vol 63 No 2 | RUSSIAAFRICA IN 2022 Moscow guns for African gold 11th January 2022 At this year’s summit, Putin has to offer African officials a better reason than mercenaries to switch allegiance from their traditional allies President Vladimir Putin's government is organising the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg in November: it is a moment of truth to prove how Russia has made a...
Vol 66 No 24 | GAMBIA Auditor challenges president 5th December 2025 The Supreme Court in Banjul is expected to hear in one to two weeks’ time the plea of the sacked Auditor-General Modou Ceesay that he was illegally removed...
