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Gambia

Gambia

Population: 2.9m
GDP: $2.67bn
Debt: 70% of GDP (2026 forecast)

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Displaying 5 results from 2025 (out of 55 total).

Ex-dictator threatens a homecoming

Despite being accused of plundering the state and murdering opponents Yahya Jammeh is coming home and little stands in his way

After nine years in exile in Equatorial Guinea, Yahya Jammeh, the dictator who ruled Gambia for 22 years with an iron fist, has announced he is returning to...


Auditor challenges president

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...


Barrow fires Auditor, shielding a ballooning family empire

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...


Democracy, deferred

Gambia has failed again to enact a new constitution after parliament rejected a draft bill on 7 July – a move that clears the way for President Adama...


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...


Displaying 5 results from 2025 (out of 55 total).