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Gambia Justice Minister Promises New Post-Jammeh Constitution

The Gambia's justice minister has promised a new constitution to be voted on by referendum as the tiny west African...

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Gambia Accuses Former President Jammeh of Stealing $50m

The Gambia’s former ruler Yahya Jammeh stole at least $50m from the state, the country’s justice minister said on...

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Gambian Ex-Leader Jammeh ‘stole $50m’

The Gambia's former president stole "at least" $50m (£38.4m) from the state before he left the country in January, the...

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Gambia’s Jammeh ‘stole $50m’, Assets Frozen

The Gambia's justice minister said Monday that ex-leader Yahya Jammeh stole around $50 million via a state telecoms...

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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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John Mahama On Ghana, The Gambia and the ANC’s Decline

When John Mahama stepped down as president of Ghana in January 2017, he became the first in his country's history to...

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Gambia’s Jammeh-Era Central Bank Governor Sacked

The head of Gambia's central bank Amadou Colley, appointed by the previous President Yahya Jammeh, has been sacked. No...

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Extend ECOWAS Mission In Gambia

The President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow has appealed for an extension of the mandate of the ECOWAS mission in his...

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Adama Barrow Confers With Akufo-Addo

The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has paid a working visit to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the...

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‘Thank You For Helping Gambia’ [Photos]

Gambian President, Adama Barrow has thanked President Akufo-Addo for his support in restoring democracy in The Gambia....

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Gambia’s UDP Takes Control of Post-Jammeh Parliament

The Gambia’s United Democratic Party (UDP) emerged from decades in opposition in the country’s parliament to take...

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Why Does Gambia’s First Post-Jammeh Vote Matter?

On Thursday, Gambians will vote for members of their one-chamber parliament. They are the first polls since Yahya...

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Akufo-Addo Urges African Leaders

African leaders have been called upon to institute and implement pragmatic programmes that will positively reflect in...

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Exiled Yahya Jammeh Works On Equatorial Guinea Farm ‘for the Cameras’

Pictures of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh who is in exile in the Equatorial Guinea show him on a farm in the...

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‘I Am Not An Accidental President’

On his first trip outside Africa, new Gambian President Adama Barrow said he was confident France and the EU would...

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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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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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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...