Gambia
Gambia vote to consolidate democracy as president eyes boost
Voters in the tiny and impoverished West African state will renew the unicameral National Assembly's 58 seats for a five-year term.
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Gambia's Afcon wishes: we don't want to be one-tournament wonders
Tom Saintfiet wants Gambia to build on a great run in Cameroon, where they upset Tunisia and Guinea before losing a last-eight clash.
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Gambia's Barrow sworn in for second presidential term
Adama Barrow's first election in 2016 put an end to more than 20 years of dictatorship in the tiny West African nation under Yahya Jammeh.
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Gambia cancel Cup of Nations prep games due to COVID
The decision came just hours before they were due to play Algeria in Doha -- the other match was against Syria on Tuesday.
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Gambia's Barrow vows term limits, reform as part of 'legacy'
President Adama Barrow, however, fell short of a commitment to hold those responsible for crimes committed by the state and its agents under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh to be held accountable.
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President Barrow wins second term in Gambia election
Saturday's election, the first since former dictator Yahya Jammeh fled into exile, is seen as crucial for the young West African democracy.
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Gambian MPs vote to uphold skin-bleaching ban
Skin lightening is also practised in other parts of the world such as South Asia and the Middle East, and is particularly popular among women.
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Gambia coronavirus cases surge 60% in a week
Authorities attributed the rise to people relaxing their guard on protective measures that had so far kept Gambia’s case total the lowest in Africa. Testing has also increased in the country, where the number of deaths is 16.
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Gambia government ravaged by COVID-19
President Adama Barrow said last week he would self-isolate for two weeks after Vice President Isatou Touray tested positive.
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Gambia's president enters self-isolation
In a statement published on social media, Barrow's office said the president will self-isolate for two weeks, with immediate effect.
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Protests against Gambia president bring 137 arrests, multiple injuries
President Adama Barrow has reneged on his campaign promise to step down by this month, saying the constitution requires him to serve out a full five-year term.
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Protests against Gambia president bring 137 arrests, multiple injuries
In response, a movement called “Three Years Jotna” - which means “enough” in the local Wolof language - began protesting last month to demand his departure.
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Gambia govt denies protesters killed, bans anti-president group
The Gambian government on Sunday denied that three protesters were killed during a demonstration demanding the departure of president Adama Barrow, and banned the group behind the protests.
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Suu Kyi tell UN's top court charge of Rohingya genocide is 'misleading'
The Nobel Peace laureate challenged allegations in a lawsuit brought by Gambia last month accusing Myanmar of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.
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Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at World Court - minister
In its filing, Gambia asked the court to grant so-called provisional measures to make sure Myanmar immediately 'stops atrocities and genocide against its own Rohingya people'.
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Export of fish oil, meal a threat to millions in Africa: Greenpeace
The environmental group estimated that fish represents 70% of the animal protein intake of people in Senegal and 50% in Gambia.
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Gambia's first post-independence president Jawara dies at 95
A veterinarian by training, Jawara in 1959 founded the Protectorate People’s Party, later rechristened the People’s Progressive Party, which emerged as the dominant political force following independence from Britain in 1965.
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Gambia's ex-president accused of ordering migrant slaughter
Yahya Jammeh ordered the massacre of some 30 migrants he said were "mercenaries" sent to topple him in 2005.
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Gambian ex-dictator 'handpicked' women for rape, abuse - HRW
Jammeh ruled the tiny West African state for 22 years before fleeing to Equatorial Guinea after losing elections to opposition candidate Adama Barrow in December 2016.
