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Gambia sentences former soldiers over coup plot
The soldiers were led by a former military aide to ex-president Yahya Jammeh, who ruled Gambia for 22 years before losing an election in late 2016 to Barrow and then refusing to step down.
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US bars entry of ousted Gambian dictator Jammeh
Jammeh fled the next month into self-imposed exile after his attempts to hold on to power brought intervention from neighboring countries.
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Gambia selling ex-leader's luxury cars, planes amid mounting debt
While most of his people struggled in poverty under one of West Africa’s most oppressive regimes, Yahya Jammeh acquired vast wealth, much of which he took with him into exile in Equatorial Guinea.
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The Gambia rejoins Commonwealth
President Adama Barrow is attempting to reverse many of his predecessor’s most controversial decisions and rehabilitate Gambia’s image abroad.
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Gambia arrests top Jammeh generals after they return from exile
Gambia’s current President Adama Barrow was sworn in a year ago as a West African regional intervention force closed in on the capital Banjul forcing Jammeh to flee to Equatorial Guinea.
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Gambian authorities seize Yahya Jammeh’s bank accounts
The new government has accused the former president of massive fraud including siphoning off public money during his 22-year rule.
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World Bank pledges $60m to help fill Gambia’s empty coffers
The International Monetary Fund and African Development Bank are also due to hold meetings with Gambian authorities in the coming weeks.
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Report: Gambia’s ex-leader used charity to fund personal wealth
The new government has accused former president Yahya Jammeh of plundering many millions of dollars during his 22-year rule.
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Gambia's new president pledges fresh start, economic reform
Adama Barrow pledged to introduce free primary education & said government will start to encourage investment in other sectors.
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Gambia will stay in ICC
This goes against former president Yahya Jammeh's October announcement that he would pull the West African nation out of the ICC.
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Regional force’s mission in Gambia extended by three months
Barrow won a 1 December election but Jammeh, who had ruled since seizing power in a coup in 1994, refused to step down.
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Nigerian Air Force contingent returns after mission in Gambia
The Nigerian Air Force personnel who returned to Lagos were part of Ecowas military option to restore democracy in Gambia.
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UN: Gambia's Barrow asks regional force to stay for six months
The West African military operation pressured Yahya Jammeh to go into exile after he refused to accept his election defeat.
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Gambia's President Barrow set to arrive in Banjul today
Yahya Jammeh stepped down on Saturday and went into exile in Equatorial Guinea under diplomatic pressure.
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Gambian President Barrow to return home Thursday - aide
Barrow will face the task of restoring democratic governance in the sliver-like West African country after 22 years under Yahya Jammeh.
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[OPINION] Gambia serves as African success story
Jean-Jacques Cornish takes a closer look at Gambia's first democratic change of government.
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Yahya Jammeh makes off with millions, luxury vehicles
The former Gambian president went into exile in Equatorial Guinea on Saturday after ruling the Gambia for 22 years.
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'Letting Jammeh go peacefully was good decision'
Yayha Jammeh flew into exile to Equatorial Guinea on Saturday after ruling the Gambia for 22 years.
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Gambians celebrate as West African troops enter capital after Jammeh flees
Yahyav Jammeh, who refused to accept defeat to opposition challenger Adama Barrow, flew out of Banjul late on Saturday.
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Gambia's former leader Yahya Jammeh leaves country
His exit paves the way for the return home of President Adama Barrow.
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Gambia’s Jammeh agrees to go into exile
Defeated President Yayha Jammeh has relinquished claims on power and agreed to go into exile.
