Gambia: Ten loyalists of ex-leader Jammeh face coup charges
Ten soldiers accused of treason and mutiny in a plot against Gambian President Adama Barrow, have been sent to court on Tuesday, local media reported […]
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Gambia′s new Vice-President Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang sworn in
Gambian president Adama Barrow has officially appointed Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang as his vice-president on Thursday. Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang was named in January after President Barrow won the […]
Tanzanian police detained 20 over homosexual practices
Authorities in Tanzania have arrested 20 people accused of homosexuality in the East African nation’s semiautonomous region of Zanzibar. Twelve women and eight men were […]
Gambia revokes diplomatic passport of former leader Jammeh, others
The Gambia’s government has revoked all diplomatic passports held by former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh and his family members. According to local media reports, 207 […]
The press is already free – Gambian president to journalists
Gambian president Adama Barrow on Thursday met with journalists in the tiny West African nation to better engage the media after decades of crackdown by […]
Gambia freezes exiled leader’s assets
The government of Gambia on Monday seized over 200 assets of exiled former President Yahya Jammeh after it was discovered that he illegally withdrew millions […]
Gambia gets $500 mln from Afreximbank
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Tuesday announced the disbursement of $500 million to revamp the impoverished Gambian economy. This financial support will allow […]
Exiled Gambian ex-leader Jammeh to take up farming
The former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, has reportedly disclosed plans to take up farming full time in Equatorial Guinea. The long-time leader, wearing […]
Gambians to choose their MPs on April 6
The Gambian Electoral Commission (IEC) on Monday announced that it has acknowledged 239 candidacies for the parliamentary elections. April 6 elections will be the first […]
Gambia: Two top security allies, dozens of Jammeh’s loyalists arrested
Two top security allies of the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh have been arrested, local media reports. Yankuba Badjie, head of the National Intelligence Agency […]