November 2023
Inside Rosewood Smuggling: Senegal and Gambia potentially robbed of over D300m in ‘blood timber’ export
Inside Rosewood Smuggling: Senegal and Gambia potentially robbed of over D300m in 'blood timber' export Enter keywords
A Tale of Two Countries: How Alleged Drug Traffickers from Guinea Bissau Find Home in Gambia
A Tale of Two Countries: How Alleged Drug Traffickers from Guinea Bissau Find Home in Gambia In late 2019, one of Guinea Bissau’s most notorious alleged drug tycoons fled to The Gambia following leaked information of his imminent arrest. Barely two years later, another alleged heavyweight drug trafficker, who was being pursued by Bissau authorities, sought sanctuary in Banjul. Another one, known in Bissau as Escobar, has allegedly laundered drug money in...
October 2023
Gambia College suspends staff over alleged rape attempt
A picture taken by Isha a day after the incident shows bruises on her neck The Gambia College has suspended Alasana Janneh, an admin assistant over the alleged rape attempt on a female student at his office last month. On September 24, a Malagen investigation exposed how Janneh, 32, who is responsible for entering grades for students at diploma primary level at the college, lured the 22-year-old student at his office at night and tried to force sex with her in exchange for entering her grades. Three days later, he appeared before Brikama Magistrates Court presided by Magistrate A.B Faal, and...
September 2023
“Shut up. If not, I will kill you.” Disturbing audio captures voice of a man attempting “to rape” a girl at Gambia College
“Leave me. You are hurting me,” begged a girl in distress, as she could be heard gasping for air and coughing. “Are you trying to kill me?” A defiant, alleged rapist, held onto her throat, demanding she stopped shouting. “Why are you shouting? If not, I will kill you here,” said a man in the audio. He is Alasana Janneh, a fair-coloured, 32-year old Administrative Assistant at the Gambia College School of Education, who allegedly lured 22-year old *Isha into his office with the promise of entering her missing grades in Cross Cutting, English and Music. At about 8:...
August 2023
Unveiled: How Communications Ministry Awards Training Contract to School Owned by Minister Ousman Bah
UNVEILED! HOW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY AWARDS TRAINING CONTRACT TO SCHOOL OWNED BY MINISTER OUSMAN BAH Conflict of interest, violation of procurement rules, and possible inflated costs have characterized the contract that the newly created Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy have awarded to the institute owned by the minister, Ousman Bah, to train IT technicians from various government ministries on digital transformation and cyber security. Enter
FALSE: President Barrow never closed a media house since coming into office?
A 5-member delegation of lawmakers from Gambia have told the ECOWAS Parliament that the Barrow administration has not closed any media house in the country since 2017, an information found to be untrue.
ROY’s LAST FINGER IN JONGFOLO and TENENG’s DOWNSTAIRS. PARENTS, POLICE SAY THAT’s OK
ROY's LAST FINGER IN JONGFOLO and TENENG's DOWNSTAIRS. PARENTS, POLICE SAY THAT's OK A police raid on the residence of a 75-year-old British national with a history of violating underaged girls uncovers ‘packets of sex enhancement drugs’. Jongfolo*, 12, who had just left the house reveals how Roy Webster finger fucks her, licks her and and puts his penis in her mouth to suck. She’s not alone. Her friend too, Teneng*,...
July 2023
Jammeh’s Last Victim – or Not
When he disappeared six years ago, Siaka Fatajo became known as 'the last victim' of former President Yahya Jammeh’s brutalities. Except, at the time, Jammeh who has been held directly responsible for nearly 200 unlawful killings during his 22-year reign, was already in exile, in Equatorial Guinea. Who then, is responsible for the disappearance of Siaka? Unable to know his fate or trace his whereabouts, the family and relatives have been left in a limbo, without finding the closure of mourning. His second wife has remarried, but for the first wife, Jainaba, the search and wait continues as she nurses...