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 3 |

Sahel-exit tests western miners and Russia’s military muscle

29th January 2025

Everybody is losing as the Sahelian juntas break with the Ecowas bloc – except for the jihadi militias

The crowds in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Niamey celebrating their countries’ break with the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on 29 January belie the...

Vol 66 No 10 |

Touadéra’s allies in Moscow and Kigali back his third-term aim

13th May 2025

Defying local and foreign enforcers, activists protest against the President’s anti-constitutional plans

Hundreds of activists took to the streets of Bangui on 4 April to oppose President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s plan to run for an unconstitutional third term with the support...

Vol 63 No 10 |

TOGO
SPECIAL REPORT

SPECIAL REPORT: How Vincent Bolloré came to dominate business in Togo – using money, media and merchandise

5th May 2022

Africa Confidential presents a Special Report on the Breton tycoon’s growing influence in Africa. Far from quitting the continent, Vincent Bolloré’s business and political interests in Africa are deepening – even as he faces trial in Paris for grand corruption in league with two West African leaders. By Andrew Weir and Nicolas Vescovacci

Billionaire Vincent Bolloré, who has built up monopoly control over some of the biggest container terminals in Africa, is heading back to the French courts with two of...

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Vol 47 No 16 |

GAMBIA

Democratic deficits

4th August 2006

After spending US$22 million on the African Union (AU) summit last month, President Yahya Jammeh has called a snap election on 22 September. With only six weeks to...

Vol 62 No 1 |

Elections crisis escalates as Russian and Rwandan troops fly in

23rd December 2020

Facing a coalition of rebel militias opposed to his government and the elections, President Touadéra has called for help from Moscow and Kigali, sidelining the UN

Presidential and parliamentary elections due on 27 December are in the balance as a coalition of militias tries to oust President Faustin Archange Touadéra, replacing him with ex-President...

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