Adama Barrow was re-elected on the strength of his pitch as the candidate of continuity, but faces mounting pressure for action, both from home and abroad
Alpha Condé is not the first president to have his humiliation captured on camera.
The constitution puts him on fairly firm ground but citizens of post-dictatorship Gambia are determined to hold their leader to account
Gambian President Adama Barrow has said that he will await the report of the country’s truth commission before pursuing Jammeh’s possible extradition
At least in the short term, it looks unlikely that Jammeh will face either his victims or consequences for human rights abuses
Researcher Marion Volkmann-Brandau on what it took to directly link Gambia’s former dictator to rape and sexual explitation
Former president Yahya Jammeh allegedly used his position to rape and sexually assault young women, claims new report
An investigation reveals that a key Belgian institution is again involved in money-laundering
A truth and reconciliation commission has begun to investigate alleged rights abuses during the 22-year-long rule of Yahya Jammeh
The commission will hold witness hearings into Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year era of oppression, opening the way to prosecuting those responsible
Gambian President Adama Barrow might have managed to succeed the longtime leader, but the West African nation remains divided along ethnic lines
Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh will be the first African head of state to be tried for violating the rights of HIV-positive people.
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‘Instead of safeguarding Zimbabwe’s democracy, SADC repeatedly rubber-stamped Mugabe’s regime’
After forcing out Jammeh, The Gambia must fix what he broke
The Gambia, mirroring Burkina Faso in 2014, underscores the importance the youth play in overthrowing authoritarian leaders through democratic means.
The president of the tiny West African country took the oath of office at his country’s embassy in Dakar, Senegal a week ago.
While Jammeh has been ostracised by regional body Ecowas, SADC did no such thing nine years ago.
Here are five things to know about the small West African nation.
The government said on Saturday that the US and Britain were behind a ‘shameless’ smear campaign after Gambia left the Commonwealth.
