The U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia, Sharon L. Cromer, has reportedly threatened the country’s government with economic consequences unless it fast-tracked a license for Elon Musk’s Starlink.
According to detailed investigations, Cromer linked a $25 million U.S.-funded electrical development project to The Gambia’s approval of Starlink—a move Gambian officials viewed as coercive and deeply unethical.When Communications Minister Lamin Jabbi pushed back, the Ambassador bypassed him entirely and went straight to President Adama Barrow, demanding the license be granted regardless of national processes.
This type of behavior is colonialist in tone, imperialist in method, and serves the private interests of one man: Elon Musk—a South African-born billionaire whose connections with the Trump faction now appear to be shaping U.S. foreign policy.
This is not diplomacy—it’s extortion dressed in diplomatic robes. Former U.S. officials have called it crony capitalism and warned that if China or Russia did the same, it would be labeled outright corruption.The Gambia is a small West African nation striving for sovereignty and stability. This abuse of diplomatic power reveals a dark truth about how American foreign policy is increasingly hijacked by ultra-wealthy tech moguls aligned with far-right interests. It’s a warning to every developing country: your independence is negotiable when it threatens Elon Musk’s business.
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