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Gambia’s police chief removed by President Barrow

Gambia's top police officer who was appointed by the country's former President, Yahya Jammeh has been replaced by President Adama Barrow. Inspector General of Police...

Pro-Jammeh newspaper shut down in Gambia over tax evasion

The Gambian government has shut down a former pro-government newspaper, the Daily Observer, for not paying taxes since 2007 during regime of exiled former...

Jammeh’s loyalists clash with ECOWAS troops

Six people have been seriously wounded in the Gambia after supporters of ex-President Yahya Jammeh clashed with regional forces deployed in the wake of...

Ex-Gambian president Jammeh’s bank accounts seized

Gambian authorities have seized assets including 86 bank accounts and 131 properties linked to former president Yahya Jammeh, an official said on Monday, as...

Gambia court issues arrest warrant in journalist’s killing

A Gambian court has issued an arrest warrant for two former army officers suspected in the 2004 shooting to death of a journalist. The warrant...

Gambia’s Jammeh-era central bank governor sacked

The head of Gambia's central bank Amadou Colley, appointed by the previous President Yahya Jammeh, has been sacked. No official reason has been given for the...

Gambia’s Barrow visits key West African nations

The President of the Gambia Adama Barrow will be visiting some key countries in West Africa to thank them for helping him get into...

Gambia to switch from glass marbles to ballot papers for elections

Election management officials in The Gambia have announced that there are plans to do away with the system of voting with glass marbles in...

IMF claims Gambia ‘is at a historical turning point’

A top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official, Ulrich Jacoby, has said the Gambia is at an economic turning point following the transition of power...

Gambia Parliament gets female Speaker

A new speaker of Gambia's parliament has been sworn into office on Tuesday. Mariama Diack Denton, a female lawyer will now take charge of...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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