Tag: Yahya Jammeh

Correa, initially detained in 2019 for overstaying his visa, now faces torture charges after victims and human rights groups raised ...

As a regional organisation, ECOWAS is well-placed to understand the socio-political dynamics of The Gambia and its neighbours.

Political divisions over limiting presidential power and terms in office have brought the process to a standstill.

"The conviction of Ousman Sonko, one of the pillars of Yahya Jammeh’s brutal regime, is a major step on the ...

Mr Sonko faces charges of murder, rape, false imprisonment, torture, among others.

President Buhari will be Special Guest of Honour at the ceremonies to be attended by other African leaders at the ...

Mr Falana wants the AU and UN to act swiftly to ensure Mr Jammeh is extradited to Senegal to face ...

The TRCC for three years investigated and documented cases of human rights violation against citizens under the 22-year rule of ...

In the Gambian media and among citizens, the MoU became a subject of controversies, prompting Mr Kandeh to declare that ...

Mr Barrow defeated dictator Yahya Jammeh in 2016 to become the country’s third president, but Mr Jammeh had declined to ...

“One thing we want to assure, there will be justice and reconciliation, reparation, it will all happen but we have ...

Mr Barrow on Monday promised he would see to the passage of the constitution before his tenure ends.

Mr Barrow secured a fresh term of five years in the country’s presidential election held on Saturday, December 4.

In the result announced on Sunday, Mr Barrow came victorious in 47 of the 53 constituencies in the country.

Mr Barrow, a 56-year-old former security guard and property developer, ran against five rivals.

The country’s electoral umpire, announced that 15 presidential candidates were rejected while another six others, including Mr Barrow, were nominated.

Saturday’s election would be the first election in The Gambia since dictator Yahya Jammeh fled the country.

The training featured sessions on democracy and information literacy as well as freedom of information and expression.

Whatever other speculations about the consequence of Yahya Jammeh’s return to the Gambia might be, it is, without doubt, a ...

Ex-President Jammeh and wife are accused of buying a mansion in Potomac, Maryland.

The CDD said once reparation regulations are finalised, the details should also be simplified and communicated across media.

Seeking uncomfortable truths about atrocities perpetrated against citizens has become an integral part of rebuilding societies after the fall of ...

While president of the compact West African state of 2 million, Jammeh frequently drove his black stretch Hummer from his ...

The army did not say why the two men returned to Gambia or on what charges they had been arrested

The Nigerian leader welcomed the new Gambian president