The Gambia To Remain In ICC
Gambian President Adama Barrow has reiterated his pre-election promise that the country will not pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reversing the decision of his predecessor Yahya...
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Senegal Army Chief Visits ECOWAS Troops, Meets President Barrow
Senegal’s Army Chief has met with President Adama Barrow during a visit to the Gambia where he met with regional troops who were deployed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)....
The Gambia Thanks Senegal’s Macky Sall For Post-Election Intervention
The Gambia has expressed gratitude to its only landed neighbour, Senegal, for its intervention in the post election crisis. Senegal’s efforts in terms of mediation and by military intervention...
UN Warns of Terror Attacks Within African Sub Region
The United Nations (UN) says there is the threat of terrorism on regional scale. Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel, who...
Gambia’s President Barrow Scraps Jammeh’s Four-Day Week
The Gambia’s new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day...
UN Warns of Terrorism Threats On Regional Scale In Africa
The United Nations (UN) says there is the threat of terrorism on regional scale, not only the hit-and-run attacks of Boko Haram in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon but also the wider Sahelo-Sahara...
Gambia’s President Barrow Scraps Jammeh’s Four-Day Week
The Gambia's new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day...
Gambia Dog That Killed President Barrow’s Son Put Down
The dog that killed the eight-year-old son of Gambian President Adama Barrow has been put down, a government official has confirmed. Habibu Barrow died in hospital after being bitten by the dog last...
Ex-Prisoner Sworn Into Gambian Cabinet As Finance Minister
A released prisoner has just been made The Gambia’s finance minister. Among other cabinet members sworn in today was a long-time opponent of Mr Jammeh’s Ousainou Darboe, who spent time in jail as...
Ex-Prisoner Sworn Into Gambian Cabinet
A newly released prisoner has just been made The Gambia’s finance minister. Just 72 hours ago Amadou Sanneh was still in jail for being an opponent of former President Yahya Jammeh, who went into...
Gambian Army General Arrested and Weapons Seized
West African forces have arrested a senior Gambian army general and have seized weapons from the private residence of exiled former ruler Yahya Jammeh, force commander Francois Ndiaye has said....
Senegal Arrests 4 Guards of Mrs Jammeh
Senegalese forces continue to make arrests of former Jammeh loyalists in The Gambia’s security set up. The latest being four guards assigned to Jammeh’s wife, Zineb Souma Jammeh, who were...
The Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow has removed “Islamic” from the official name of his country pledging more reforms in the West African nation. In his first press conference since taking...
Adama Barrow Removes ‘Islamic’ From The Gambia’s Official Name
The Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow has removed “Islamic” from the official name of his country pledging more reforms in the West African nation. In his first press conference since taking...
Appeals To Faith and Patriotism Persuaded Gambia Ex-Leader To Quit
Conakry (AFP) - In pushing Yahya Jammeh to give up The Gambia's presidency, negotiators played on two key cards: his deep Muslim faith and his professed love of country. Jammeh finally quit as...
UK Tourists Head Back To The Gambia As Normalcy Returns
The Gambia's President has finally returned to his country after ex-President Jammeh was exiled Tourists from the United Kingdom have begun flying back to The Gambia, a week after 1000s of them were...
Gambia’s New President Adama Barrow Arrives Home
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has returned to the country to assume power – days after his predecessor Yahya Jammeh left to go into exile. President Barrow’s plane touched down at Banjul...
West African Nations To Scale Back Military In The Gambia
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - West African nations plan to scale back a military force that secured the return to The Gambia of new President Adama Barrow to take power, the force commander said Friday....
Managing President Yahya Jammeh’s Exit
"I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite gratitude to all Gambians". Those were the words of President Yahya Jammeh on...
What Made The Embattled Ex-President Stand Down
Yahya Jammeh signed the deal which had major input from ECOWAS, AU, UN, as well as Presidents of Mauritania and Guinea… It would be right to say that the seemingly unending drama regarding The...