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Gambia Election: Jammeh faces rare challenge in December 1 poll

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will face a rare challenge from a revitalized and united opposition in an election on Thursday as he seeks to...

Gambia’s president warns against any form of election violence

Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh has warned that he will harshly deal with anyone involved in unrest or violence in the upcoming presidential elections. While addressing...

Gambia to leave International Criminal Court Nov. 10, 2017: U.N.

Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) poses for pictures at The Hague, Netherlands October 26, 2016.REUTERS/Michael Kooren     Gambia has notified the United...

U.N. calls for prisoner release in Gambia ahead of December poll

The top U.N. regional official for West Africa on Thursday called for the release of dozens of political prisoners in Gambia as long-ruling President...

Gambia Election: Jammeh files to run for fifth term in office

Gambian head of state Yahya Jammeh, on Thursday filed his application for a fifth term in office on the ticket of the Alliance for...

Gambian wrestler drowns crossing Mediterranean to Europe

Wrestling in The Gambia and Senegal is very popular, often attracting huge crowds. Photo Credit: AFP A popular Gambian wrestler has drowned while crossing the...

Gambian goalkeeper drowns in the Mediterranean

The 19-year-old goalkeeper of The Gambian national women's football team drowned while crossing the Mediterranean in the hope of starting a new life in...

Gambia President Yahya Jammeh ‘silencing critics’

President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia is using violence to silence critics in the lead-up to presidential election in December and pressure is needed...

The Gambia joins African queue to leave ICC

The Gambia says it will pull of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after accusing the tribunal of persecuting and humiliating Africans. The small West African...

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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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