Gambia: Authorities release details on coup d’Etat
According to Gambian authorities, perpetrators of the attempted coup in the country on December 20 planned to detain senior government officials and use them as […]
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Operation in Casamance: Gambians flee the border area
Dozens of Gambians arrived in Bujinha this week fleeing the border area with Senegal, which has launched an operation against Casamance separatists entrenched on the […]
Gambia: Court rejects appeal against Adama Barrow’s re-election
The Supreme Court of Gambia rejected Tuesday the appeal of the unsuccessful candidate in the presidential election of early December, Ousainou Darboe, who denounced irregularities, […]
Gambia: Adama Barrow elected for a second term
The victory of Adama Barrow was announced this Sunday evening by the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission. According to the overall results announced, the […]
Gambia’s December elections: 15 candidates rejected
Fifteen candidates for the presidential election scheduled for December 4 in The Gambia have been rejected and six others validated, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) […]
Gambia: A lull hoped for after clashes between Gambians and Senegalese in Sanyang
More than 250 Senegalese nationals, according to the Gambian Red Cross, fled the fishing village of Sanyang, about 40 kilometers south of Banjul, after clashes […]
Senegal’s Macky Sall, candidate for second presidential term
Senegalese President Macky Sall has been announced as candidate of the ruling coalition for the 2019 presidential elections in the West African nation At a […]
Prince Charles starts African tour, celebrates Gambia’s ‘democracy’
Britain’s Prince Charles has begun a nine-day Africa tour aimed at strengthening ties with Commonwealth nations. The Prince of Wales took over as head of […]
Nigeria’s Buhari praises President Barrow for stability in post-Jammeh Gambia
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday lauded his Gambian counterpart, Adama Barrow, for bringing stability to Gambia since the downfall of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh. […]
France reopens embassy in Gambia, extends $50 m aid
France’s foreign affairs minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyn on Monday announced that France would reopen its embassy in Gambia’s capital, Banjul. The diplomatic mission was closed in […]