Mustapha K Darboe
Editor-in-Chief at The Republic (GM)
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1 month ago |
therepublic.gm | Mustapha K Darboe
After a 22-year rule of his poor, indebted country, Yahya Jammeh reluctantly went into self-imposed exile to Equatorial Guinea, following a shocking election defeat to Adama Barrow. A State investigation into his alleged financial wrongdoings found he had stolen at least $362m, lavishly spent on expensive vehicles, aircraft and real estate.
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2 months ago |
therepublic.gm | Mustapha K Darboe
In the last decade, irregular migration, locally called ‘backway’, has led tens of thousands of young Gambians to leave the country for Europe, either in pirogues across the high seas to the Canary Islands or by crossing the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea. Many got stranded en route, often exploited by smugglers or kidnapped for ransom by criminals.
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Nov 14, 2024 |
africa-confidential.com | Mustapha K Darboe |Andrew Weir
PREVIEW 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 Read this Special Report for free here: Russian sanctions-busters find a Gambian haven Prepared for Free Article on 14/11/2024 at 19:00.
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May 15, 2024 |
standard.gm | Mustapha K Darboe
By Mustapha K DarboeHalf of the D40 million contract that The Gambia government signed with selected private media companies was paid in February. The Republic has found out that two of the seven contracted entities that cumulatively received close to 30% of the total contract sum are allegedly owned by one person.
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