Gambia Journal, 52 Lancaster Street, Banjul (2025)

08/12/2025

Mediocrity and Excellence: A Quiet Crisis in Our Society

Gambiaj.com - (BANJUL, The Gambia) - There is an uncomfortable truth many of us sense but rarely articulate: as a society, we have gradually grown more tolerant of mediocrity and less protective of excellence. This is not about any single government or administration. It is about all of us, our habits, our expectations, our collective standards, and the culture we reinforce every day.

Mediocrity does not announce itself. It creeps in quietly when lateness becomes routine, when deadlines turn into suggestions, and when responsibility is deflected rather than embraced...Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/mediocrity-and-excellence-a-quiet-crisis-in-our-society/

08/12/2025

Nigeria’s Rapid Military Intervention Helps Benin Foil Dawn Coup Attempt

Gambiaj.com - (ABUJA, Nigeria) - Nigeria played a decisive role in foiling Sunday’s attempted coup in Benin, deploying air and ground forces within hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received two urgent requests for military assistance from the Beninese government.

According to a Nigeria State House press release, President Tinubu ordered the swift intervention following an appeal from Cotonou to “safeguard constitutional order, protect national institutions, and ensure the security of the population” after coup plotters seized the National TV and a military camp at dawn...Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/nigerias-rapid-military-intervention-helps-benin-foil-dawn-coup-attempt/

07/12/2025

Madiambal Diagne Raises Red Flag Over Ousmane Sonko’s Links to Jamil Derbah, a Man With a Shadowy Global Footprint

Gambiaj.com - (DAKAR, Senegal) - Senegalese journalist Madiambal Diagne has set off a political storm after publishing a series of revelations about Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s alleged links with Lebanese-born businessman Mohamed Jamil Derbah, a figure with a long and controversial trail across Europe and West Africa.

In a post on X, Diagne claimed that Sonko “recently met” with Derbah, whom he described as a “sulphurous” businessman based in Tenerife and the organizer of Sonko’s first trip to the United Arab Emirates...Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/madiambal-diagne-raises-red-flag-over-ousmane-sonkos-links-to-jamil-derbah-a-man-with-a-shadowy-global-footprint/

07/12/2025

Benin: Who Is Pascal Tigri, the Elusive Lieutenant-Colonel Behind the Failed Coup Attempt?

Gambiaj.com - (BANJUL, The Gambia) - A little-known Beninese officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri, has suddenly become the most wanted man in the country after emerging as the purported leader of a failed coup attempt against President Patrice Talon on Sunday, 7 December 2025.

Tigri appeared briefly on national television early that morning, introducing himself as president of the so-called Comité Militaire de la Refondation (Military Committee for Refoundation), the group that claimed responsibility for the attempted takeover... Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/benin-who-is-pascal-tigri-the-elusive-lieutenant-colonel-behind-the-failed-coup-attempt/

07/12/2025

War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody Says Trump’s Deadly Anti-Drug Strikes Amount to “Premeditated Murder on the High Seas”

Gambiaj.com - (WASHINGTON, DC) - International war crimes prosecutor Reed Brody has sharply condemned the United States’ recent deadly airstrikes on boats off the Venezuelan coast, describing the operation as unlawful and potentially prosecutable as extrajudicial killings.

Speaking in an interview with BBC News, Brody, a member of the International Commission of Jurists, said the US had “no legal authority” to attack suspected drug-trafficking vessels with lethal force, warning that the actions ordered by President Donald Trump and carried out by US forces violate fundamental principles of international law...Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/war-crimes-prosecutor-reed-brody-says-trumps-deadly-anti-drug-strikes-amount-to-premeditated-murder-on-the-high-seas/

07/12/2025

ECOWAS Condemns Attempted Military Takeover in Benin, Warns Plotters of Full Liability

Gambiaj.com - (ABUJA, Nigeria) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday expressed “consternation” over reports of an attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin, condemning the action as an unconstitutional assault on democratic order.

In a statement issued from Abuja on 7 December 2025, the ECOWAS Commission said the attempted coup amounted to “a subversion of the will of the people of Benin” and called for strict adherence to the country’s constitution... Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/ecowas-condemns-attempted-military-takeover-in-benin-warns-plotters-of-full-liability/

07/12/2025

Mali: JNIM Torches Fuel Tankers Near Bougouni as Attacks on Convoys Resume

Gambiaj.com - (BAMAKO, Mali) - At least 15 fuel tankers were burned on Saturday near Bougouni in southern Mali, marking a sharp resurgence in jihadist attacks on fuel convoys after several days of relative calm. The assault, carried out on 6 December, was claimed by the al-Qaeda–affiliated Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM).

According to local witnesses, a convoy of tanker trucks escorted by the Malian army came under ambush just 160 kilometres from Bamako. While part of the convoy managed to return to the capital, the attackers set multiple trucks ablaze. Witnesses confirmed the authenticity of widely circulated images showing thick plumes of black smoke rising from the scene...Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/mali-jnim-torches-fuel-tankers-near-bougouni-as-attacks-on-convoys-resume/

07/12/2025

Benin: Government Says Coup Attempt Foiled After Mutinous Soldiers Announce Removal of President Talon

Gambiaj.com - (COTONOU, Benin) - Benin’s government says it has regained full control after a group of mutinous soldiers briefly appeared on state television early Sunday claiming to have removed President Patrice Talon from office, just months before the end of his second term in April 2025.

The dramatic announcement, aired at dawn on December 7, declared that Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri had been installed as head of a so-called “Comité de la refondation militaire.” But within hours, officials close to President Talon said the situation had been contained, the president was safe, and loyal forces were in control...Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/benin-government-says-coup-attempt-foiled-after-mutinous-soldiers-announce-removal-of-president-talon/

06/12/2025

Gambia Fails to Meet All ECOWAS Currency Criteria as 2027 ECO Deadline Looms

Gambiaj.com - (Banjul - The Gambia) - The Gambia’s Finance Minister, Seedyu keita, has openly acknowledged that the country has never simultaneously met all four key macroeconomic benchmarks required to join the proposed ECOWAS single currency, the ECO, raising serious concerns about the feasibility of the regional bloc's ambitious 2027 launch target.

Appearing before the National Assembly on Wednesday, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs delivered a frank assessment of The Gambia's readiness for the monetary union. He conceded that despite intermittent progress over the years, The Gambia has “never met all four convergence criteria at once.”...Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/gambia-fails-to-meet-all-ecowas-currency-criteria-as-2027-eco-deadline-looms/

06/12/2025

Senegalese Siblings Arrested with Ex-Jungler Sanna Manjang Released

Gambiaj.com - (BANJUL, the Gambia) - Three Senegalese siblings, who were detained in the Casamance region following their arrest alongside fugitive former Gambian soldier Lt. Col. Sanna Manjang, have been released from custody. Their subsequent freedom aligns with the Gambian government's official assessment that the trio poses no security threat.

The Badjie siblings, identified as Modou Badji (alias Gassama), Famara Badji, and Ansoumana Badji, were involved in the charcoal business in Bassène, a village in Senegal near the border with The Gambia, when they were detained by the Senegalese military... Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/senegalese-siblings-arrested-with-ex-jungler-sanna-manjang-released/

06/12/2025

Police Intensify Operations in North Bank Region to Curb Irregular Migration Hotspot

Gambiaj.com - (BARRA, The Gambia) - Police in The Gambia has significantly ramped up its security and surveillance operations in the North Bank Region (NBR) following a surge in irregular migration attempts, with the Barra–Ginack corridor being identified as an increasingly vulnerable hotspot.

This intensified effort is part of a nationwide strategy aimed at disrupting facilitation networks and deterring young people from embarking on risky and unlawful migration routes...Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/police-intensify-operations-in-north-bank-region-to-curb-irregular-migration-hotspot/

05/12/2025

Netherlands Backs Moroccan Autonomy Plan as ‘Most Feasible Solution’ to Sahara Dispute

Gambiaj.com - (The Hague, Switzerland) - The Dutch government has declared that “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the most feasible solution” to resolving the long-standing regional dispute over the Sahara, reaffirming its support for Morocco’s position during high-level talks in The Hague.

The stance was outlined in a Joint Declaration issued on Friday following a meeting between Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, and the Netherlands’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Asylum and Migration, David Van Weel... Full Story Here👇👇

https://gambiaj.com/netherlands-backs-moroccan-autonomy-plan-as-most-feasible-solution-to-sahara-dispute/

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