Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh

Germany arrests ex-Gambian elite guard complicit in Jammeh 'murders'

Politics Mar 18
German police detained a Gambian man on Tuesday suspected of participating in crimes against humanity, including the killing of a journalist, as a driver in the elite guard of former President Yahya Jammeh, Germany’s federal prosecutor said.
Lexy and his foster family (KATE STANWORTH)
Italian family fosters Gambian migrant: 'The son we never had'
Life Style Sep 27
Muhammed Sanneh was an orphan when he left The Gambia aged 16 to try and find a way to support his two younger siblings.
Ousainou Darboe wants to run for presidency in 2021
Gambia government blamed for rejected draft constitution
Politics Sep 24
Gambia's opposition leader has blamed the government for the rejection of a draft constitution that would have limited presidential terms.
Bakary Suso (L) and Alieu Sowe, (R) are putting up the signs themselves
Letter from Africa: 'How I helped put Gambians on Google Maps'
Politics Aug 09
In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy explains how he was instrumental in getting Gambians an address.
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‘We’re not going to let it go’ – Gambia demands probe into U.S. police killing of citizen
Politics Jun 04
The Gambia has demanded an investigation after one of its citizens, a former UN diplomat’s son, was shot dead by U.S. police. Momodou Lamin Sisay, 39, was shot after a car chase in Georgia on Friday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the preliminary investigation by Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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Gambia calls for transparent probe of U.S. police shooting of diplomat's son
African Diaspora Jun 03
Gambia’s government called on Tuesday for a credible and transparent investigation into the shooting death of one of its citizens by U.S. police in the state of Georgia last Friday.