The Gambian parliament on Tuesday scrapped the constitutional age limit on presidential election candidates after new President Adama Barrow faced questions over his deputy's eligibility due to her...
Many believe the rule change is being made to allow Fatoumata Tambajang to become VP Parliament in The Gambia has raised the age limit for the president and vice-president from 65 to 75 years....
When Gambian intelligence officers arrested journalist Ebrima Manneh at his newspaper, he asked an office guard to save some tea. "I'm coming right back," he said, according to colleague Alhagie...
Ousman Badjie swore loyalty to Yahya Jammeh, but did not resist his removal from office The Gambian President Adama Barrow has fired the head of the armed forces, Gen Ousman Badjie. Gen Badjie...
Gambia's President Adama Barrow has fired the head of the armed forces, General Ousman Badjie, a former loyalist of the ousted government, a military source said Monday. He was replaced by General...
The Gambia is set tor receive $60 million in budget support from the World Bank. This was revealed on Saturday by the Bank’s president for Africa, Makhtar Diop, during a meeting with the newly...
Fifty Ghanaian troops will continue to be stationed at The Gambia as a stabilisation force, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Ghana originally deployed 208 troops to take part in the first...
Dozens of opposition supporters in the Gambia have been arrested by police in the western town of Kafenda – a stronghold of the former leader, Yahya Jammeh, an opposition spokesperson and former...
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that all military personnel, as well as other members of the country’s security services, who embark on peacekeeping...
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has pardoned over 170 prisoners as part of the country’s 52nd Independence Day celebration which coincided with his historic swearing-in ceremony last Saturday....
Among several prominent political office holders who attended Barrow’s inauguration were Ghana’s incumbent president, Nana Akufo-Addo and immediate past president, John Dramani Mahama. The new...
The Gambia has formally sworn in its new elected President, Adama Barrow, in front of a crowd of thousands including African heads of state. It was the second time he had taken the oath after his...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has fulfilled his campaign promise that his administration would clear arrears of Ghanaian soldiers who served on peacekeeping duties. The soldiers yelled and...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday stated that all military personnel and members of the country’s security services embarking on peacekeeping missions would henceforth receive their...
Former President John Mahama has said the official swearing in ceremony of The Gambia President, Adama Barrow held on Saturday marks a "new dawn in West Africa." The former Ghanaian leader, who was...
Pensioner Sarjo Manneh celebrated more joyfully than most when former leader Yahya Jammeh agreed to leave The Gambia in January. After a decade, he believed he might see his son again. But nearly a...
This past weekend saw President Nana Akufo-Addo head to The Gambia, where he attended the inauguration ceremony of President Adama Barrow on Saturday, February 18. Former President John Mahama was...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former President John Mahama joined hundreds of guests to witness the official investiture of The Gambia President, Adama Barrow on Saturday. The swearing in...
The successful mediation process in The Gambia gives true meaning to the relevance of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former President John Mahama has said in a tweet. The...
President Akufo-Addo, has indicated that all military personnel, as well as other members of the country’s security services, who embark on peacekeeping missions, will, from hence, receive their...
