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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 24 Aug 2021 : 16:14:41
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Adama Barrow Gov’t Sells One of Yahya Jammeh’s Aircraft to a Belarusian Firm
The Chronicle: Aug 23, 2021
By Musa Keita
https://www.chronicle.gm/adama-barrow-govt-sells-one-of-yahya-jammehs-aircraft-to-a-belarusian-firm/
Africa Intelligence Magazine has revealed that the administration of Adama Barrow found a Belarusian buyer for Yahya Jammeh’s Ilyushin IL62-M aircraft. According to the magazine, the long-range Ilyushin IL62-M has been sold to Rada Airlines, a private sector Belarusian air freight carrier, at a price that is yet to be disclosed.
The aircraft is said to have already left Banjul and landed in Vitebsk, 223 km northeast of Minsk, on 8 August, after a stopover in Djerba in Tunisia.
Yahya Jammeh’s Ilyushin IL62-M has been in service for a total of 28 years. Following its purchase from the Barrow administration, it has changed its registration from C5-RTG to EW-564TR. According to Africa Intelligence Magazine, it is due to be converted for use as a cargo aircraft before being brought into service in Rada Airlines’ fleet alongside two other aircraft of the same type.
The Ilyushin IL62-M was acquired from Uzbekistan in August 2005 by former president Yahya Jammeh, who was driven from power in January 2017 after refusing to recognize Adama Barrow’s victory. Jammeh has been living since in exile in Equatorial Guinea under the protection of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
Rolls-Royces and Bentleys
President Barrow, who took charge of a heavily indebted country in a state of financial ruin, has been trying to raise fresh funds. In 2018, he put two other Jammeh aircraft up for sale and some 30 luxury cars, including Rolls Royce and Bentleys, all owned by Jammeh and acquired with public funds. The Gambian treasury was hoping to raise $10m from the sale of these seized assets.
According to Africa Intelligence, the two remaining aircraft have still not been sold. The two, a Boeing 727 acquired in September 2008 and a Bombardier Challenger 601, which used to be operated by the Luftwaffe and was
purchased in November 2018, are still waiting for buyers at Banjul International Airport.
Source: Africa Intelligence.
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Momodou
Denmark
11512 Posts |
Posted - 25 Aug 2021 : 15:25:38
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Gov’t disposes 3 Jammeh aircraft
The Point: Aug 25, 2021
https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/govt-disposes-off-3-jammeh-aircrafts
The Gambia Government has disposed off three Russian-made aircraft that belonged to former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh.
The derelict planes that had been left stranded at the Banjul International Airport since the former President fled to Equatorial Guinea following his disastrous election defeat in December, 2016, were sold at $500,000.00 reveals Government Spokesperson, Ebrima G. Sankareh.
Appearing on West Coast Radio’s breakfast show yesterday, Spokesperson Sankareh revealed that all three aircraft were sold in 2019 to Gambian entrepreneur, Momodou Turo Darboe whose company, Sankajula, was the highest bidder among several national and international bidders. He revealed that the Gambian Finance Ministry with guidance and expertise from The Gambia Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) sold the aircraft and the funds are lodged in a recovery account at Finance.
According to the Spokesperson, two of the aircraft are Boeing 727-100s manufactured in the late 1970s. The third plane, registration mark: C5-RTG-IL62 has since left the airport leaving behind the two Boeing 727s with registration marks: C5–GAF and C5–GOG. |
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