Gambia: GEA Slams Gov’t-Backed Sand Mining as ‘Environmental Crimes’ –

By: Isatou Sarr

The Gambia Environmental Alliance (GEA) has condemned coastal sand mining, calling it a “state-enabled environmental crime” and demanding an immediate halt to all such activities.

Speaking at a press conference held on Friday, GEA Secretary General Muhammed Hydara described the findings of a recent investigative report titled “The Opaque Mining Deal: Gambling with Gambia’s Futures” as a national alarm.

He called for an immediate national moratorium on all coastal…