The Gambia

Gambia

Gambia: Exiled leader Jammeh 'stole millions' from state coffers

Authoritarian ex-president Yahya Jammeh is said to have plundered more than 11 million dollars from Gambia before fleeing into exile.

23/01/2017

Gambia

Senegalese troops cross border into Gambia as crisis intensifies

Senegalese troops cross the border into Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes power

19/01/2017

Gambia

Adama Barrow sworn in as Gambian president in ceremony in Senegal

Adama Barrow has been sworn in as the president of Gambia in a ceremony in Senegal as Yahya Jammeh refuses to give up power.

19/01/2017

Gambia

Tension rises in Gambia as Adama Barrow is set to be sworn in as new president

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…

19/01/2017

World

[LIVE] Gambia Crisis: President Barrow sworn in, Jammeh still defiant

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

19/01/2017

Gambia

Gambian president rejects election result

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.

10/12/2016

Gambia

After Brexit and Trump, the next political earthquake is in...The Gambia

The world has seen another political bombshell – and this time it is in Africa!

02/12/2016

Gambia

Gambian president declares country Islamic republic

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

13/12/2015

France

Woman carries can of water on her head along Paris marathon

13/04/2015

Gambia

Gambia President Jammeh blames foreign-backed dissidents for attack on capital

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has blamed foreign-backed dissidents for an attack in the capital Banjul that was widely reported as a coup attempt.

02/01/2015

Gambia

Don't back 'state-sponsored homophobia', urges Amnesty

10/09/2014

Focus

Ecotourism flourishes in The Gambia, a small jewel in west Africa

08/10/2013

Focus

Tourism in The Gambia, interview with the Minister of Tourism and Culture

08/10/2013