Yahya Jammeh
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...
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...
We Deliberately Set ‘high Bar’ For Mo Ibrahim $5m Prize – Chair
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation says it has found no winner, again, for its prestigious Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in...
Gambia Scraps Age Limit For Presidential Candidates
The Gambian parliament on Tuesday scrapped the constitutional age limit on presidential election candidates after new...
After Jammeh, Gambians Seek Justice For the Disappeared
When Gambian intelligence officers arrested journalist Ebrima Manneh at his newspaper, he asked an office guard to save...
Gambia’s President Fires Army Chief
Ousman Badjie swore loyalty to Yahya Jammeh, but did not resist his removal from office The Gambian President Adama...
Mr. Speaker Was Right; That’s How Far God Has Brought Ghanaians!
“We reject any attempts to prescribe new rights that are contrary to our values, norms, traditions and beliefs. We...
Gambia’s Barrow Replaces Armed Forces Chief
Gambia's President Adama Barrow has fired the head of the armed forces, General Ousman Badjie, a former loyalist of the...
World Bank Pledges $60 Million In Budget Support For Gambia
The Gambia is set tor receive $60 million in budget support from the World Bank. This was revealed on Saturday by the...
Ghana To Maintain 50 Troops In Gambia
Fifty Ghanaian troops will continue to be stationed at The Gambia as a stabilisation force, says President Nana Addo...
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...
Gambian President Pardons Over 170 Prisoners Held In Notorious Jail
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has pardoned over 170 prisoners as part of the country’s 52nd Independence Day...