The Russian Oil Scandal
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Lawyer Ousman M’Bai vs. The $30 Million Russian Fuel: High Court Hears Contested Application in Disclosure Case
A contested hearing took place on 8th May 2026 before Justice Kwabeng of the High Court of The Gambia, Kanifing Annex in proceedings arising from matters connected to the...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 9 — The Missing Billions: Lessons from the Petroleum Inquiry, October 2025 and Beyond
(Fuel Files Series – FPAC & PEC Petroleum Inquiry 2023 – 2025)
It is October 2025.
Fuel prices have stabilised across the Gambia for now, but...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 8 — The Missing Oversight: How PURA, GRA & MoPE Slept Through the Storm
(Fuel Files Series – FPAC & PEC Petroleum Inquiry, 2023–2025)
When the Joint Committee of FPAC & PEC finished questioning witnesses in the Gam Petroleum...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 7 — The Access Bank Angle: How Comfort Letters Became Currency
(Fuel Files Series – FPAC & PEC Petroleum Inquiry, 2023–2025)
In Gambia’s petroleum scandal, there was no smoke-filled backroom or duffel bag of cash. If...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 6 — Apogee, Creed & UBL: The $30 Million Fuel Trail
(Fuel Files Series – FPAC & PEC Petroleum Inquiry, 2023 – 2025)
When Parliament’s Joint Committee of FPAC & PEC opened its public hearings in...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Jobarteh Pledges Priority Focus on Dockworker Safety, Compensation, and Conditions
Dockworkers have been reassured by Ousman Jobarteh, Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), that their working conditions, pay, and safety will continue...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 5 — Gam Petroleum: From National Asset to a Gate-Kept Depot
(Fuel Files Series – FPAC & PEC Petroleum Inquiry, 2023 – 2025)
When The Gambia commissioned Gam Petroleum Storage Facility Ltd. (GP) at Mandinari in...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 4 — The Policy that Opened the Door: How One Ministerial Directive Let $30 Million Slip Away
(The Fuel Files Series – FPAC–PEC Petroleum Inquiry)
Every scandal has a trigger. In this one, it wasn’t an overnight theft but a policy.
A short...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 3 — The Offshore Web: How Foreign Traders Took Over Our Fuel
(The Fuel Files Series — Making the Petroleum Inquiry Speak for the People)
When the FPAC–PEC report traced the $30 million petroleum mystery, it discovered...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 2 — Gam Petroleum: The Epicentre of the Scandal
(The Fuel Files Series — Making the Petroleum Inquiry Speak for the People)
Every major corruption case has a ground zero.
"In the $30 million fuel...
The Russian Oil Scandal
GAMBIA: Part 1: The $30 Million Fuel Mystery: How the Inquiry Began (The Fuel Files Series — Making the Petroleum Inquiry Speak for the...
It started as a whisper on social media: ”Thirty million dollars in fuel sold, no records.”
By the time Parliament stepped in, the rumour had...
