Economic Deep Dive: NAWEC’s Karpowership Deal is Bad for the Country

Dr. Gajigo interrogates the economic viability of the Karpowership deal with NAWEC, which he concludes is a very bad one because of the Dalasi’s depreciation, and the cost of it’s yearly payments could have built a power plant with the same capacity in the country every year. More in this article.

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Economic Deep Dive: Deliberately Making our Debt Situation Worse

Dr. Gajigo makes some huge revelations in his latest publication, highlighting a D2 billion loan that was agreed with the Islamic Development back in December 2024 but has been ommited in the 2025 Budget. More in this expert opinion piece.

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A Resilient College Student’s Journey to Vindication

Inspired by true events, this story highlights the journey of a student lured into a trap by his lecturers, who believed they could use him to orchestrate their plans to rebel against their management. In the end, resilience paid off, leading to his vindication. More in the story in the link.

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The Salaji Forest Park Scandal: Environmental Neglect and State Capture

Dr Gajigo interrogates the government’s decision to destroy and allocate a segment of Salaji Forest to a private business GACH to use as a lay area for basalt. He highlights the irregularities of the company’s dealings with the executive and the preferential treatment it is accorded to the detrement of the environment.

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Economic Deep Dive: Over D1 Billion Mismanaged at NAWEC Since 2017

By Dr Ousman Gajigo

A few weeks ago, an alleged audio recording of senior NAWEC officers surfaced where they discussed inflating an invoice. Like most Gambians, I was not surprised about the existence of senior officials of a parastatal who are concerned only about their pocket rather than carry out their duties. More in this expert piece.

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