The Gambia
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...
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...
169 Gambian Migrants Return Home After Harsh Conditions In Libyan Prison
A hundred and sixty-nine Gambian migrants on Tuesday returned home, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh...
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...
Zambia To Consult Public Over ICC Membership
Zambia opened public consultations this week on the government's plan to leave the International Criminal Court, as...
Gambia To Set Up Truth Commission To Probe Jammeh’s Rule
The Gambia will set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate abuses committed during ex-President Yahya...
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...
‘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...
Afari Gyan Breaks Silence On 2016 Elections
Former Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan has spoken about the 2016 elections for the...
Commonwealth Likely To Increase To 54 By 2018
The Commonwealth is looking to increase its membership to 54 with the possible return of Gambia and the inclusion of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gambian Journalists Pressure Govt After Attack On Reporter
Journalists in The Gambia on Tuesday urged the country's new leadership to uphold their pledge to respect media freedom...
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...
Senegal and Gambia Announce New Era of Ties
Senegal and The Gambia on Saturday affirmed a "new dynamic" between the two countries since the fall of former Gambian...
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...
President Barrow’s First Foreign Travel, A 3-Day Visit To Senegal
Gambian President Adama Barrow is expected in Senegal for a three-day official visit. It is Barrow’s first official...