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The Gambia approves 7 local languages for learning

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:55:07 +0200

The Gambia approves 7 local languages for learning

Protests erupt in Gambia after re-arrest of acquitted siblings

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:35:08 +0200

Protests erupt in Gambia after re-arrest of acquitted siblings

Dozens took to the streets after Ousainou Bojang and Amie Bojang were detained again just minutes after being acquitted of charges related to the killing of two police officers. Authorities said the move followed a state appeal seeking to overturn the court’s decision.

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'Everything was removed': Gambians share pain with FGM ban in balance

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:20:07 +0200

'Everything was removed': Gambians share pain with FGM ban in balance

The procedure, which involves total or partial removal of girls' external genitalia, ignites strong passions in the tiny west African nation

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The Gambia: Dozens missing after boat carrying over 200 migrants capsized

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:30:10 +0200

The Gambia: Dozens missing after boat carrying over 200 migrants capsized

At least 102 survivors were rescued and seven bodies recovered from the boat that capsized off the Gambian coast on New Year's Eve, President Adama Barrow said in a state broadcast.

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The Gambia government issues stern warning against the return of exiled Jammeh

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 04:03:26 +0200

The Gambia government issues stern warning against the return of exiled Jammeh

The Gambian government has issued a stern warning to former exiled president Yahya Jammeh following his recent announcement that he was ready to return 'home'.

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Parliamentary committee in Gambia blames Indian pharma company

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:24:09 +0200

A Gambian parliamentary committee blames Maiden Pharmaceutical Limited for exporting contaminated products that killed 70 children in 2022

2022/12/21/parliamentary-committee-in-gambia-blames-indian-pharma-company

Gambia government arrests four involved in alleged military coup | Africanews

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:24:09 +0200

According to a government statement from the Gambian authorities the attempted coup took place on Tuesday in the capital, Banjul

2022/12/21/gambia-government-arrests-four-involved-in-alleged-military-coup

Five Gambian ex-spies sentenced to death for Jammeh-era murder

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:18:05 +0200

A Gambian court on Wednesday sentenced five former members of the intelligence service to death for the murder of a political activist during the rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.

2022/07/14/five-gambian-ex-spies-sentenced-to-death-for-jammeh-era-murder

Gambian government plans to prosecute ex-dictator Jammeh

Fri, 27 May 2022 13:37:26 +0200

"We know that certain individuals who had been adversely mentioned by the commission, continue to serve in the various areas of public and security services. The government will take steps for their immediate suspension from service" Dawda Jallow, Gambian Justice Minister

2022/05/26/gambian-government-plans-to-prosecute-ex-dictator-jammeh

Gambia: Ex-President Jammeh to face prosecution over killings and rape

Fri, 27 May 2022 13:33:16 +0200

Gambia's government has accepted a recommendation by a truth and reconciliation commission that exiled former president Yahya Jammeh to be prosecuted for killings and other suspected crimes from his time in office.
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Civil society presses president Barrow to prosecute former dictator

Tue, 10 May 2022 14:19:37 +0200

Civil society organisations want former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh to be brought to justice

2022/05/07/civil-society-presses-president-barrow-to-prosecute-former-dictator

The Gambia votes for a new National Assembly

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:00:47 +0200

Gambians have gone to the polls to vote for a new National Assembly in an election set to consolidate a young democracy.
Polls opened at 8am (08:00 GMT) and will close at 5pm (17:00 GMT) for the election of 53 legislators for a five-year term, with incumbent President Adam Barrow picking five others, including the parliament’s president. Results are expected on Sunday.
About 40 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observers are deployed across seven administrative regions to monitor the electoral process in The Gambia, a tiny country almost entirely enveloped by Senegal.

Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Abuja, Nigeria.

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Gambians vote in legislative elections to consolidate democracy

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:58:40 +0200

"Yes, we need change. Because the way Gambia is going is not promising at all, it's not promising. So we need a thorough change in the house of the assembly so that the Constitution can be amended. We need a new draft Constitution, because the 1997 draft constitution is the worst constitution ever."

2022/04/09/gambians-vote-in-legislative-elections-to-consolidate-democracy

Operation Casamance: At least 6,000 people flee to the Gambia

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:45:34 +0200

An estimated 6,000 people have taken refuge in the Gambia after fleeing the violence in the past week between the army and rebels in Casamance, in the south of neighboring Senegal, the Gambian authorities announced on Saturday 19 March.

2022/03/20/operation-casamance-at-least-6-000-people-flee-to-the-gambia

Gambians flee as Senegal launches attack against rebels in Casamance

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:14:11 +0200

Senegalese president Macky Sall has vowed to bring definitive peace to Casamance durinh his second term in office

2022/03/16/gambians-flee-as-senegal-launches-attack-against-rebels-in-casamance

The Gambia: Fans welcome heroic football team after AFCON success

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 04:39:00 +0200

"We appreciate the love, we appreciate the love and everything, because some people could be sleeping and they came up here, to support. And I am very happy, I am grateful, just to thank them. I'm hoping we can give them more satisfaction in this, in football."- Musa Barrow, striker, Gambia

2022/02/02/the-gambia-fans-welcome-heroic-football-team-after-afcon-success

Rebels kill four Senegalese soldiers, hold seven captive in The Gambia

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 01:23:54 +0200

The Senegalese army updated on Monday a tally after clashes on the border between Senegal and The Gambia took place last week.

2022/02/01/rebels-kill-four-senegalese-soldiers-hold-seven-captive-in-the-gambia

Nine Senegalese soldiers 'missing' in The Gambia

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:57:16 +0200

The nine soldiers "would probably be held hostage by the MFDC", the armed rebellion that is fighting for independence in Casamance, a region in southern Senegal bordering Gambia,

2022/01/26/nine-senegalese-soldiers-missing-in-the-gambia

Gambia's Barrow sworn in for second presidential term

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:01:01 +0200

Barrow's first election in 2016 put an end to more than 20 years of Yahya Jammeh's rule over the West African country

2022/01/20/gambia-s-barrow-sworn-in-for-second-presidential-term

The Gambia’s Barrow sworn in for second presidential term

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:57:06 +0200

Gambian President Adama Barrow has pledged to work to jumpstart the economy as he was sworn in for a second five-year term in office near the capital, Banjul.
Barrow, 56, came to power in 2017 by unseating his predecessor Yahya Jammeh at the polls. He comfortably won re-election last month with 53 percent of the first-round vote.
The United Democratic Party of leading opposition candidate Ousainou Darboe appealed the election results to the Supreme Court, alleging irregularities and corruption in Barrow’s campaign. The plea was dismissed.

Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports.

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