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Claim: A TikTok user shared a post claiming that the price of a bag of 42.5R cement has increased to D750 in The Gambia.
Verdict: Misleading. While cement prices increased between 2024 and 2025, they remain around D490-D500, not D750 as claimed.
Full Text
Trustno-one, a TikTok user, recently posted a picture of bags of Tiger Cement Gambia Industry with the caption that a bag of cement now costs D750 in The Gambia.
He wrote, “Breaking news: cement 42.5R a bag costs 750 dalasis. It’s increased now. Are we still proud to be 100% Gambian?”
As of Aug. 20, 2026, the post (archived here) had 62 likes and eight comments. Several users in the comments section did not believe the post.
For example, Sintet simply wrote, “That’s not true.”
However, Jobedollars1, who seemingly believed him, wrote, “To vote out is the solution.”
On the other hand, Rafaelo asked, “Evidence, please?”
Due to the conflicting views users had about the claim, DUBAWA decided to verify and set the record straight with this fact check.
Verification
We conducted a keyword search to find publications on changes in cement prices in The Gambia.
In 2024, when the government increased the tax on imported cement from D30 to D180, a bag of cement went from D380 to D575.
And despite the policy reversal of the D180 tax on imported cement, a bag of cement continued to sell between D500 and D625 in most parts of the country.
DUBAWA spoke to cement retailers in places like Brusubi, Sukuta, and Brikama about the current price of a bag of cement. As of Aug. 20, 2026, Tiger Cement cost around D490, while Gacem, another cement brand, cost between D495 and D500.
Conclusion
The claim that the price of a bag of cement has increased to D750 is misleading. While cement prices have increased over the years, they have not reached the D750 the claimant stated.
This report was produced under the 2026 Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and OSINT Fellowship, co-hosted by DUBAWA and the Digital Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Disorder Analysis Centre (DAIDAC), with support from the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID).
