Gambians vote in 1st post-Jammeh presidential election Gambians vote in 1st post-Jammeh presidential election World 04 Dec, 2021
Protests against Gambia president bring 137 arrests, multiple injuries BANJUL: Gambian police arrested 137 people and more than two dozen were injured as protests calling for President Adama Barrow to honour a pledge to step down after three years in office turned violent for the first time, the government said. Barrow... Women 27 Jan, 2020
Gambia's new president faces inauguration as nation cheers BANJUL: Thousands gathered Saturday for the ceremony marking the inauguration of Gambia's new president as this tiny West African nation celebrates wider freedoms after a tense political standoff with its former leader. Several heads of state... Women 18 Feb, 2017
Gambian activists urge justice as longtime leader steps down BANJUL: As Gambia's defeated authoritarian ruler prepares to leave the country, human rights activists demand that he be held accountable for alleged abuses. Yahya Jammeh announced early Saturday he will cede power, after hours of last-ditch... Women 21 Jan, 2017
Gambia's Jammeh offered last chance for peaceful exit before troops advance BANJUL: West African leaders said it was no longer possible for Gambia's veteran leader Yahya Jammeh to stay in power as regional military forces stood ready to advance on the capital Banjul on Friday. A regional delegation was due to visit... Women 20 Jan, 2017
West African forces to wait for end of talks before advancing in Gambia West African forces that entered Gambia as part of an operation to force the country's veteran leader Yahya Jammeh to step aside will wait for mediation talks to finish before resuming their advance, a Senegalese presidential source said on... Women 20 Jan, 2017
UN says 45,000 flee Gambia amid political turmoil GENEVA: Political turmoil in Gambia has driven about 45,000 people, mainly children, to flee into Senegal since Jan. 1, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday, citing figures from the Senegalese government. "The next few days will be critical... Women 20 Jan, 2017
West African leaders hold crisis talks as Gambia leader's mandate ends DAKAR: Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz flew to Senegal to meet with President Macky Sall after last-ditch talks in Gambia aimed at resolving a crisis over the transfer of power, a Senegalese presidential source told Reuters on... Women 19 Jan, 2017
US calls Gambia crisis 'very dangerous' ahead of presidents' visit BANJUL/UNITED NATIONS: The United States said on Monday Gambia had reached "a very dangerous moment" as West African leaders prepared to travel there to tell long-ruling leader Yahya Jammeh to accept his election defeat and step down. Jammeh had... Women 13 Dec, 2016
Gambia President Jammeh rejects outcome of December 1 election DAKAR: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said on Friday he rejects the outcome of last week's election that he lost to opposition leader Adama Barrow and called for fresh elections. The announcement made on state television throws the future of the... Women 10 Dec, 2016
Surprise winner of Gambia poll eyes new cabinet, reforms BANJUL: The winner of Gambia's presidential election told Reuters on Saturday he was keen to form a new cabinet to get cracking with reforms, a day after veteran leader Yahya Jammeh stunned the tiny west African nation by conceding... Women 04 Dec, 2016
