Gambia: Gunjur Environmental Group Chairperson Dismisses Republic’s Mining Report as Speculative –

By: Nicholas Bas

The Chairperson of the Environmental Concern Group of Gunjur, Lamin Jammeh, has dismissed a recent mining report by The Republic online newspaper as speculative and lacking in investigative rigour.

The article, titled “The Opaque Mining Deal Gambling with Gambia’s Future,” was published on April 30, 2025, and co-authored by Talibeh Hydara and Mariam Sankanu. It accused the GACH Mining Company of contributing to environmental and economic losses in communities such…