What was Jeffrey Donaldson doing in Africa? Examining his international double life
Jeffrey Donaldson performed paid work for the ministry of defence in Africa during a period of political instability for his party in Northern Ireland. He visited Cameroon, a country led by a dictator, shortly after the collapse of Stormont in 2022. He also assisted a British general in selling arms in Egypt. A special forces officer mentioned having prior experience working with Donaldson. Questions now exist regarding who he was working for and whether he had access to children in developing nations. Donaldson is now a convicted paedophile.
Jeffrey Donaldson was doing paid work for the ministry of defence in Africa even as acute political turmoil was engulfing his party at home in Northern Ireland.Why was the then DUP leader undertaking sensitive work in dictator-led Cameroon just a week after he himself collapsed Stormont in 2022? Why was he helping sell arms in Egypt alongside a British general?Why did a special forces officer say he’d worked with Donaldson before?Profound political questions remain over who all the now convicted paedophile was working for – alongside concerns about whether he had access to children in developing countries.Host: Ciaran DunbarGuest: Sam McBrideThis episode of The Indo Daily is brought to you by our sister podcast The BelTel.The Indo Daily is part of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism