The Republic

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[The Republic @TheRepublic_G]

The Republic is one year old today, March 19th 2025. What a journey it has been!

We hit the ground running straight after launch and we have since published series of investigative reports.

If you missed any of them, click on the link below and see for your see. 👇🏿

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While President Barrow initially accepted the resignation without committing to a formal investigation or prosecution, public pressure quickly mounted. 

https://t.co/VjBiWj8mBx

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The Republic has been working on this for more than a month. However, despite significant details already in public domain now, here’s our exhaustive report into the former army chief’s conduct.

https://t.co/qXZimErOxK

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The Republic has been working on this for more than a month. However, despite significant details already in public domain now, here’s our exhaustive report into the former army chief’s conduct.

https://t.co/qXZimErOxK

[African Investigative Journalism Conference @AIJC_Conference]

The power of investigative journalism. Well done, @mustapha_darboe!

[Wits Centre for Journalism @Journ_SA]

NEW: Gambian journalist @mustapha_darboe's AIJY award-winning investigation into the murky sale of assets belonging to the country's former dictator has had significant national impact, with a parliamentary inquiry officially confirming Darboe’s findings: https://t.co/98UJBsRjJu

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A 324–page report which was adopted on Tuesday revealed fragmented institutional arrangements, a poor documentation culture, and serious lapses in inter-agency coordination throughout the process of the assets disposal.

https://t.co/tE11rTtaEk

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

🇬🇲 @TheRepublic_G reveals how a business owned by a financier of President Adama Barrow is circumventing legal procedures to divert land allocated to them for a factory to build private real estate.

Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for January 👇 https://t.co/TzCfPuEMAx

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Gambia government has warned citizens against partaking in armed conflicts. The reaction came after The Republic story on Gambians being recruited by Russia to fight against Ukraine. 40% of Gambian recruits have died in the frontlines, leaving behind widows and grieving families.

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The longer the Russia-Ukraine war drags, the more soldiers die & these deaths include Gambians recruited by Russia to fight in the frontline. The Republic speaks to widows and families of those who perished fighting another country’s war for a pay check.

https://t.co/qKbRMjM4OW

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The women of Kamalo, near Old Jeshwang, are witnessing the death of a legacy. This site, perched on the western outskirts of Banjul, was once famed for its bountiful oysters. Today, the valuable bivalves have all but vanished.

https://t.co/y863eUPM9E

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Our first investigation of 2026 is into a 22,688-meter square land in Banjulinding allocated to GACH for the construction of a tomato paste factory. However, GACH is currently erecting office spaces, warehouses, and shops for general commercial rent. 👇🏿

https://t.co/S5mqhWvpq1

[The Republic @TheRepublic_G]

Our first investigation of 2026 is into a 22,688-meter square land in Banjulinding allocated to GACH for the construction of a tomato paste factory. However, GACH is currently erecting office spaces, warehouses, and shops for general commercial rent. 👇🏿

https://t.co/S5mqhWvpq1

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UPDATE!

[Forbidden Stories @FbdnStories]

🔴 Missing since Sunday in Bukavu (DRC), the Congolese journalist Honneur-David Safari, editor-in-chief of @laprunellerdc, is a member of Forbidden Stories' SafeBox Network. If he is not released quickly, we will be able to continue his investigations in partnership with local and international media outlets. 🧵 1/9

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New Year’s message from The Republic Team!

https://t.co/8WgwSttUtB

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https://t.co/7TfBAgZk6D

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https://t.co/XT9PxbUwwx

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An audit of the Gambia Public Printing Corporation has exposed a major potential conflict of interest, revealing that managing director Momodou Ceesay is the sole signatory for the bank account of Jessakono Enterprise – a frequent supplier to the state corporation he led. 1/2

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This extension will allow the Committee the necessary time to meticulously finalise its comprehensive report.
This is the second extension handed to the Committee after the expiry of its first 90–day extension. The first approval was for 120 days.

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On Monday, the lawmakers approved a request for the extension of the investigation into the alleged wrongdoing in the sale and disposal of assets of former President Yahya Jammeh to January 31, 2026. 1/2