http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:20:43 +0200 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:20:43 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/21/un-reports-144-dead-or-missing-after-migrant-boat-is-stranded-at-sea-for-25-days http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/21/un-reports-144-dead-or-missing-after-migrant-boat-is-stranded-at-sea-for-25-days Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:16:21 +0200 Two children onboard the boat bound for the Canary Islands lost their entire family before the passengers were picked up by a rescue operation from Mauritania. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/08/29/spain-and-the-gambia-sign-partnership-agreement-on-migration-control-in-the-canary-islands http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/08/29/spain-and-the-gambia-sign-partnership-agreement-on-migration-control-in-the-canary-islands Thu, 29 Aug 2024 01:04:11 +0200 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez indicated that Spain will launch a new strategy to improve relations with Africa, especially Western Africa and the Sahel, which will be considered priority regions. http://www.euronews.com/2018/03/20/gambia-to-switch-from-glass-marble-voting-to-use-of-ballot-papers http://www.euronews.com/2018/03/20/gambia-to-switch-from-glass-marble-voting-to-use-of-ballot-papers Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:53:46 +0100 He was quoted by a news website, The Fatu Network, as saying aside towing international practice, cost wise, the ballot papers were better than the marbles. This is the second time he has spoken about http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/05/gambian-migrants-return-home-after-libyan-prison-ordeal http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/05/gambian-migrants-return-home-after-libyan-prison-ordeal Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:45:23 +0200 The International Organisation of Migration and the Gambian government helped to win the release of some 170 people http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/26/the-gambia-s-president-barrow-arrives-home-to-take-office http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/26/the-gambia-s-president-barrow-arrives-home-to-take-office Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:21:08 +0100 Adama Barrow finally landed on Gambian soil nearly two months after his election win and days after Yahya Jammeh fled into exile. http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/23/gambia-exiled-leader-jammeh-stole-millions-from-state-coffers http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/23/gambia-exiled-leader-jammeh-stole-millions-from-state-coffers Mon, 23 Jan 2017 07:35:40 +0100 Authoritarian ex-president Yahya Jammeh is said to have plundered more than 11 million dollars from Gambia before fleeing into exile. http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/19/senegalese-troops-entered-neigbouring-gambia-on-thursday-an-army-spokesman-said-as-part-of-regional-effort-to-support-its-new-president-adama-barrow http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/19/senegalese-troops-entered-neigbouring-gambia-on-thursday-an-army-spokesman-said-as-part-of-regional-effort-to-support-its-new-president-adama-barrow Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:34:30 +0100 Senegalese troops cross the border into Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes power http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/19/adama-barrow-is-sworn-in-as-new-gambian-president-in-ceremony-in-senegal-as-incumbent-yahya-jammeh-refuses-to-step-down http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/19/adama-barrow-is-sworn-in-as-new-gambian-president-in-ceremony-in-senegal-as-incumbent-yahya-jammeh-refuses-to-step-down Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:09:17 +0100 Adama Barrow has been sworn in as the president of Gambia in a ceremony in Senegal as Yahya Jammeh refuses to give up power. http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/19/tension-rises-in-gambia-as-adama-barrow-is-set-to-be-sworn-in-as-new-president http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/19/tension-rises-in-gambia-as-adama-barrow-is-set-to-be-sworn-in-as-new-president Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:21:06 +0100 West African troops are preparing for what could be a potential showdown as Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow is set to be sworn in at the Gambian embassy in neighbouring Senegal, according to… http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/19/live-gambia-crisis-jammeh-sticks-to-plan-barrow-maps-out-plan-ecowas-force http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/19/live-gambia-crisis-jammeh-sticks-to-plan-barrow-maps-out-plan-ecowas-force Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:06:55 +0100 Jammeh a 90-day state of emergency on Tuesday evening, a situation that makes the scheduled swearing-in of the president-elect, Adama Barrow, close to impossible at least on Gambian soil. Barrow's cam http://www.euronews.com/2016/12/10/gambian-president-rejects-election-result http://www.euronews.com/2016/12/10/gambian-president-rejects-election-result Sat, 10 Dec 2016 04:01:21 +0100 Having conceded defeat, the Gambian president now says that he rejects the outcome of this month’s election that he lost to opposition leader Adama Barrow. http://www.euronews.com/2016/12/02/after-brexit-and-trump-the-next-political-earthquake-is-inthe-gambia http://www.euronews.com/2016/12/02/after-brexit-and-trump-the-next-political-earthquake-is-inthe-gambia Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:08:13 +0100 The world has seen another political bombshell – and this time it is in Africa! http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/13/gambian-president-declares-country-islamic-republic http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/13/gambian-president-declares-country-islamic-republic Sun, 13 Dec 2015 07:35:01 +0100 The president of the Gambia has declared his country an Islamic Republic. Yahya Jammeh claims the move marks a break with the colonial past and was http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/13/woman-carries-can-of-water-on-her-head-along-paris-marathon http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/13/woman-carries-can-of-water-on-her-head-along-paris-marathon Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:03:22 +0200 Woman carries can of water on her head along Paris marathon http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/02/gambia-president-jammeh-blames-foreign-backed-dissidents-for-attack-on-capital http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/02/gambia-president-jammeh-blames-foreign-backed-dissidents-for-attack-on-capital Fri, 02 Jan 2015 02:30:02 +0100 Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has blamed foreign-backed dissidents for an attack in the capital Banjul that was widely reported as a coup attempt. http://www.euronews.com/2014/09/10/dont-back-state-sponsored-homophobia-gambia-pleas-amnesty http://www.euronews.com/2014/09/10/dont-back-state-sponsored-homophobia-gambia-pleas-amnesty Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:31:34 +0200 Don't back 'state-sponsored homophobia', urges Amnesty http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/08/ecotourism-flourishes-in-gambia-a-small-jewel-in-west-africa http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/08/ecotourism-flourishes-in-gambia-a-small-jewel-in-west-africa Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:29:40 +0200 Ecotourism flourishes in The Gambia, a small jewel in west Africa http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/08/tourism-in-gambia-interview-with-the-minister-of-tourism-and-culture http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/08/tourism-in-gambia-interview-with-the-minister-of-tourism-and-culture Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:28:32 +0200 Tourism in The Gambia, interview with the Minister of Tourism and Culture