Vol 65 No 23

Published 15th November 2024

Russian sanctions-busters find a Gambian haven

14 Nov 2024

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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 authorities seem uninterested

An Africa Confidential Special Report By Mustapha K Darboe and Andrew Weir

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The winding road from the Black Sea to Banjul

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Vol 66 No 10 |

LIBYA
SPECIAL REPORT

The Gadaffi billions – how Libya plans to reclaim the stolen wealth

8th May 2025

Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi stashed billions in US banks, and now Libya’s power brokers are vying for control of this hidden fortune. The scramble for wealth has ignited a fierce political battle in Tripoli – one so ruthless that the official leading the recovery has been forced into hiding, fearing for his life. An Africa Confidential Special Report by John Hamilton our North Africa correspondent and managing director of Cross-Border Information.

After three months in illegal detention – partly in one of Libya’s most brutal prisons – Mohammed al Mensli, Director-General of the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office...

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Vol 44 No 17 |

GAMBIA

Friends new and old

29th August 2003

Jammeh must keep new friends in D.C. away from old mates in Tripoli and Monrovia

In recent years, President Yahya Jammeh has quietly established himself as one of former Liberian President Charles Taylor's best allies in West Africa. Their relationship seemed to...

Vol 38 No 19 |

GAMBIA

No sanctions here

26th September 1997

Donor pressure for democratisation is having only a limited impact

Possession seems to be nine-tenths of the law for Gambia's external partners. They have grown resigned to dealing with President Yahyah Jammeh since he converted his military regime...

Vol 64 No 3 |

ERITREA
RUSSIA

Welcoming Russia's Lavrov, President Issayas boosts his regional role

31st January 2023

Regional and international officials say the Asmara regime has been greatly strengthened by Ethiopia's civil war

Thanking Moscow's 'Eritrean friends for their consistent support of Russian initiatives in the UN,' Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sketched out closer ties between the two countries after meeting...

Vol 66 No 19 |

GAMBIA

Barrow fires Auditor, shielding a ballooning family empire

17th September 2025

After being accused of favouring relatives and friends with state-backed rice deals and discounted bank sales, the President has summarily sacked the Auditor-General

When police forcibly removed Auditor-General, Modou Ceesay from the National Audit Office on 15 September they triggered youth-led protests in which several demonstrators were arrested as fighting spilled...

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