Vol 49 No 11 | SOUTH AFRICARUSSIA Nuclear nexus 23rd May 2008 South African officials visiting Russia on 22-23 May were in damage-control mode. In March, Eskom let it be known that the Russian nuclear reactor builder Atomstroyexport (ASE), would...
Vol 57 No 20 | GAMBIA Jammeh tilts the playing field 7th October 2016 An increasingly isolated and paranoid President has become even more dictatorial in the lead-up to national elections The last time Gambia went to the polls, in November 2011, the incumbent President Yahya Jammeh won 72% of the vote, crushing two below-par opposition coalitions. The Commonwealth...
Vol 53 No 4 | GAMBIA No freedom of the press 17th February 2012 Although the President has consolidated his power, there is no let up in pressure on the media The announcement by United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on 9 February that Gambia’s putschist President Yahya Jammeh had requested UN assistance in the case of...
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 59 No 6 | GAMBIA Deep sea intrigue 23rd March 2018 International interest in offshore oil deposits has thrown the spotlight on Gambia's ongoing squabble with African Petroleum African Petroleum, the Norwegian-listed oil company founded by controversial resources magnate Vasile 'Frank' Timis, has lodged three separate court cases against the Gambian government after it cancelled licences...
