Gambia ex-president Jammeh ‘forced young women into having sex with him’

By CNN,

Three women have accused Gambia's ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, of carrying out a series of rapes and sexual assaults while in power, according to Huma...

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Beauty pageant winner accuses Ex-Gambia President of rape

By VOA,

A beauty pageant winner is accusing Gambia former dictator of raping her four years ago. The young woman is one of several now coming forward and a...

Gambia , Yahya Jammeh

Gambia ex-president Jammeh stole at least Ksh.36B: Gov’t

By Reuters,

Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh personally stole at least $362 million (Ksh.36.5billion) from the State during his 22-year rule, the justice ...

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US Blocks ex-Gambian President Yahya Jammeh , Family from Entering

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and members of his immediate family are now ineligible for entry into the United ...

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In push for stability, France gives 30-million-euro aid to Gambia

By Reuters,

France gave 30 million euros ($34 million) of aid to Gambia on Monday as part of efforts to support its democratic transition and ensure stability in ...

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Front row for N. Korea, beef for lunch: a look at the UN gathering

By AFP,

United Nations, United States | AFP |  It's been dubbed the Super Bowl of diplomacy, the Oscars of world statesmanship: the UN General Assembl...

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Gambia to set up truth and reconciliation commission

By Reuters,

Gambia said on Thursday it would set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and offer reparations to victims of former President Yahya Jammeh's gove...

Gambia frees nearly 100 prisoners from Jammeh era

By Reuters,

Gambian authorities have released 98 prisoners, mostly from the notorious Mile 2 prison, an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Friday, as the country...

New Gambia government says committed to “one China” policy

By Reuters,

Gambia's new government has endorsed the "one China" policy and said it would not establish any official relations or contacts with Taiwan, continuing...

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World Bank pledges $60 million to help fill Gambia’s empty coffers

By Reuters,

The World Bank's Vice President for Africa, Makhtar Diop, said on Saturday he had agreed to give Gambia $60 million in budget support after government...

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How money flowed to Gambia’s ex president

By Reuters,

Funds from a dollar bank account in the name of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace, a charity founded by Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh, flowed t...

Gambia , Yahya Jammeh

Ex-president’s supporters arrested as tensions flare in Gambia

By Reuters,

Gambian police said they arrested 51 people in a former stronghold of ex-president Yahya Jammeh for harassing followers of new leader Adama Barrow, am...

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Gambia leader heralds new dawn for minister jailed 22 times

By Reuters,

For one Gambian government minister, the ceremonial swearing in of President Adama Barrow marked the new dawn of a democracy he was jailed 22 times fo...

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Gambia’s new president pledges fresh start, economic reform

By Reuters,

Gambia's President Adama Barrow vowed on Saturday to revive the country's faltering economy with sweeping reforms as he sought to draw a line under th...

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West African force in Gambia to be reduced to 500 soldiers from 7,000

By Reuters,

Thousands of soldiers from West African bloc ECOWAS will start returning home this month from Gambia, from where long-time leader Yahya Jammeh was for...

Senegal police arrest former boss of Gambia’s notorious prisons

By Reuters,

Senegalese police said on Friday that they had arrested General Bora Colley, the man who ran Gambia's prisons, where human rights groups say perceived...

Adama Barrow , Gambia , Senegal , Yahya Jammeh

KIRUKU: Jammeh’s out, but why won’t the EAC flex its muscle too?

By Anne Kiruku,

The move by West African nations to force out of power long-time Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh should be a wake-up call to our own regional leaders – ...

Gambians celebrate homecoming of new President, Adama Barrow

By Reuters,

Thousands of people lined the streets of Gambia's capital Banjul on Thursday, January 26 to welcome home new President Adama Barrow days after authori...

Gambians unsure how much money Jammeh took into exile

By Reuters,

Just how much wealth former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh managed to take with him when he flew out of capital Banjul and into exile late on Saturday (J...

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Gambians celebrate as West African troops enter capital after Jammeh flees

By Reuters,

Gambians celebrated in the streets on Sunday after a West African regional military force entered the capital city of Banjul and took control of the p...

Adama Barrow , Gambia , Yahya Jammeh