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Peace Deal Eludes Senegal’s Casamance, 35 Years On

In Senegal's southern Casamance region, new houses dot a landscape once dominated by abandoned ruins full of bullet...

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West African Troops Extend Gambia Mission For A Year

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it has extended the mandate of its military mission in The...

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Gambian Wildlife Reserve Facing Depletion, Chinese Company Blamed

Gambia’s first Community Wildlife Reserve in the village of Gunjur, 35 kilometers from Banjul is facing depletion as...

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Waiting For Take-Off In West Africa

Flying between the West African capitals of Freetown and Banjul should take about an hour. But as the BBC's Umaru...

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Gambia Tackles Sleazy Image To Diversify Tourism

For decades, The Gambia has built a reputation as a haven for tourists willing to pay for sun, sand, sea... and sex....

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Two Charged For 2004 Murder of Gambian Journalist Hydara

Two fugitive former army officers have been indicted over the 2004 murder of prominent Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara,...

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Gambia’s ‘broken’ Justice System Struggles With Victims’ Ire

Gambians want swift justice for the crimes of fallen dictator Yahya Jammeh's regime but the new government faces an...

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Almost 30 Die In Senegal and Gambia Boat Accidents

Almost 30 people have died in two boat accidents in Senegal and The Gambia, neighbouring west African nations with poor...

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Gambia’s Race To Save Its ‘Roots’ On Kunta Kinte Island

As the rebel slave who defied his captors, Kunta Kinte immortalised in print and on screen in 'Roots', put The Gambia...

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Gambia’s Race To Save Its ‘Roots’ On Kunta Kinteh Island

As the rebel slave who defied his captors, Kunta Kinte, immortalised in print and on screen in "Roots", put The Gambia...

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Low Turnout Reported In Gambian Parliamentary Elections

Reports indicate that turnout was low Polls in the Gambia parliamentary elections close at 17:00 GMT, a few minutes...

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4 Killed As Libyan Coastguard Battles People-Smugglers

Gambians deported from Libya stand in line as they wait for registration at the airport in Banjul Four suspected...

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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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Goldstar Air To Offer Ghc 5000.00 Seed Money To Travel Agencies

Goldstar Air, a privately owned Ghanaian airline would offer seed money of GH?5,000.00 for travel agencies that have...

International

Remains of Opposition Activist Solo Sandeng Exhumed

Police in the Gambia say investigators have exhumed the body of Solo Sandeng who died in custody during the...

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Ex-Head of Gambia’s Prisons Charged Over Disappearances

The ex-head of The Gambia's notorious prison system has been charged over the disappearance of the former spy chief and...

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Akon Lights Up Gambian Village

Popular American musician, Akon, has provided public lighting to the Sareh Pateh village located a few kilometres from...

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Rapper Akon Lights Up Two More African Nations

Cliched rappers spend money on bling and cars, but Senegalese-American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his...

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Gambia’s Barrow ‘allows Coup Plotters Back Into Army’

Gambian President Adama Barrow has allowed six soldiers convicted of plotting a coup against former leader Yahya Jammeh...