Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction

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Gambia’s Opposition UDP Wins Absolute Majority From Jammeh Party

The Gambia's longtime opposition won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections, easily defeating the party of...

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The Vote Gambia’s President Barrow Must Win

Gambians will today vote for members of their one-chamber parliament. They are the first polls since Yahya Jammeh left...

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Gambians Head To Polls For First Post-Jammeh Vote

Gambians head to the polls on Thursday for the first time since the departure of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh, with...

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Dancing In the Dark With Jammeh’s Diehard Supporters

They came to dance in green t-shirts adorned with Yahya Jammeh's grinning face and to sing the old songs of adulation...

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Gambia Ruling Coalition Breaks Up Ahead of April Poll

The Gambia's ruling coalition has broken apart ahead of a parliamentary poll next month, dealing a blow to new...

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Gambia Coalition Near Collapse Over Legislative Election

Gambian coalition parties that united last year to deliver the first new president in 22 years are unlikely to run...

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Gambian Police Launch Probe Into Journalist’s Beating

Gambian police have launched an investigation into a violent public assault of a reporter by supporters of President...

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Gambia Scraps Age Limit For Presidential Candidates

The Gambian parliament on Tuesday scrapped the constitutional age limit on presidential election candidates after new...

International

Jammeh Loyalists Decry Police Arrests, Plan Protests To Demand Release

Dozens of opposition supporters in the Gambia have been arrested by police in the western town of Kafenda – a...

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Gambian Leader Sworn In At Packed Stadium

The Gambia has sworn in its new president, Adama Barrow, in front of a crowd of thousands. It is the second time Mr...

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New Gambia President Adama Barrow To Be Inaugurated

New Gambian President Adama Barrow is due to be formally inaugurated in the capital Banjul where celebrations will mark...

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The Real and Imagined Crimes of Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh

The Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh wielded a potent mix of brute force and mysticism to keep citizens in a...

International

The Gambia To Remain In ICC

Gambian President Adama Barrow has reiterated his pre-election promise that the country will not pull out of the...

Opinion

Appeals To Faith and Patriotism Persuaded Gambia Ex-Leader To Quit

Conakry (AFP) - In pushing Yahya Jammeh to give up The Gambia's presidency, negotiators played on two key cards: his...

International

Managing President Yahya Jammeh’s Exit

"I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite...

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What Made The Embattled Ex-President Stand Down

Yahya Jammeh signed the deal which had major input from ECOWAS, AU, UN, as well as Presidents of Mauritania and...

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UN Envoy To Hold Talks With Gambia’s New President

UN Secretary-General Special Representative for The Gambia, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, plans to have further discussions...

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Adama Barrow Appoints Former Minister Under Jammeh As Vice President

President Adama Barrow has appointed Fatoumata Tambajang as vice-president, Halifa Sallah, his spokesman, disclosed on...

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Adama Barrow Appoints Woman As Vice President

President Adama Barrow has appointed Fatoumata Tambajang as vice-president, Halifa Sallah, his spokesman, disclosed on...