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Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Gambia.
Republic of The Gambia · Banjul · 2.5M people · africa
Governmentpresidential republicArea11.3K km²Sanctioned entities58Active conflicts1CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
88.2
Moderate risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefGenerated Oct 16, 2026 · CLAUDE-HAIKU-4-5-20251001 · 4 sources
The other side. See this brief from Gambia's frame — local-language sources elevated, Western framing flagged.
BLUF · Bottom Line Up Front
No direct Gambian threats identified; regional developments suggest modest economic and infrastructure progress.
Recent 48-hour reporting contains no specific intelligence events, threats, or developments directly affecting The Gambia. However, regional initiatives-including IMF economic resilience efforts, WAPP electrical market expansion, and Nigerian diplomatic gains-may create indirect opportunities or constraints for Gambian economic planning and energy security.
Confidence LOWDivergence LOWSingle-source claims 4
Gambia · 90-day event volume
7
total events · 90 daily data points
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Key Judgments
01
Absence of direct reporting on Gambian developments in 48-hour cycle.
No articles, intelligence events, or threat evidence specifically referencing The Gambia were provided. All evidence references Nigeria, Jamaica, Tonga, broader African economic initiatives, or West African regional infrastructure. This gap prevents substantive threat assessment tailored to Gambian national interests.
high confidence1 sourceEN
02
WAPP electrical market expansion may present opportunity and coordination challenge for Gambian grid integration.
West African Power Pool's second-phase regional electricity market launching in 2027 could enable cost-saving cross-border trading for energy-dependent Gambian economy. However, integration requires technical preparedness and bilateral coordination on tariffs and grid reliability, areas where Gambia faces capacity constraints.
moderate confidence1 sourceEN
03
IMF-African Caucus partnership and 4.5% regional growth projection may benefit Gambian macroeconomic environment.
IMF reaffirmation of economic resilience partnership and continental growth forecast of 4.5% suggest potential improvement in financing access and regional demand for Gambian exports and services. Middle East conflict spillover risks noted but not yet quantified for West African impact.
moderate confidence1 sourceEN
Watchlist · next 48 hours
01
Official Gambian government statements or media on WAPP Phase 2 participation and technical readiness.
Indicator · Announcement of Gambian delegation to WAPP technical committees or grid modernization projects approved by Ministry of Energy.
35%
02
IMF review or facility update affecting Gambian debt restructuring or budget support.
Indicator · Publication of IMF staff report, Executive Board decision, or press release mentioning The Gambia by name.
25%
03
Regional security incidents in West Africa that could indirectly impact Gambian stability or cross-border trade.
Indicator · Reports of escalation in Sahel conflict zones, maritime piracy updates, or refugee flows affecting neighboring countries.
40%
+How we produced this brief
Generated under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards by CLAUDE-HAIKU-4-5-20251001. Evidence pack drawn from 4 dispatches over the trailing 48 hours, plus structured intelligence-event rows, extracted quantities, and threat-evidence records.
Local-language reporting is incorporated where available (EN), with explicit divergence flagging where local and Western framing diverge. Every claim ships with a calibrated confidence statement.
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 551
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
78/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 5.55%inflation pct: 11.56%unemployment pct: 6.48%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
88/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 58is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
49/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 66.1literacy rate: 51.60%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political51Elevated
Security0Stable
Economic33Moderate
Regulatory12Stable
Operational12Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 42 of 56
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0243.8
0345.5
0450.7
0550.8
0653.5
0754.5
0860.2
4288.2
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$2.4B
▲ $22.6M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$871
▼ $12 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 202411.6%
▼ 5.4% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20246.5%
▲ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 20242.8M
▲ 62.1K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20240.60%
▼ 0.01% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202466.1 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202449.5%
▲ 0.8% YoY
Security0 recent events · 1 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
7
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
No high-severity events for Gambiain this window. Either there genuinely isn’t much — or our sources haven’t caught it yet.
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Insurgency · 23007 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Gambia-tagged articles · last 30 days
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Gambia will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.