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How Conflict Timber Became A National Security Threat In The Gambia – The Standard Newspaper

By Babucarr Ceesay In the early 2010s, West African countries imposed stricter environmental regulations, anticipating a steady decline in timber exports due to Ecowas restrictions on endangered rosewood. Instead, The Gambia saw an increase in rosewood shipments through its capital’s seaport, amid the ongoing Casamance insurgency and Gambia government’s imposition of what looked symbolic or rhetorically-motivated sanctions of timber trade. The E…
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The Standard Gambia broke the news in Gambia (the) on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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