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Gambia’s Barrow sacks Jammeh’s army chief and redeploys him abroad

The President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow has decided to relief Ousmane Badjie who served as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) under former President Yahya Jammeh of his position.

Thousands flee to Sudan from famine-hit South Sudan

More than 31,000 South Sudanese refugees - mostly women and children - have crossed the border into Sudan this year, fleeing famine and conflict,...

Looting in Johannesburg continues after xenophobic attacks

About 100 people ransacked shops in Johannesburg overnight, police said on Monday, in the latest of a wave of looting incidents in South African...

Morocco to pull out of UN buffer zone in Western Sahara

Morocco is to pull out of a UN buffer zone in the disputed Western Sahara territory, an official statement says. The country says the former...

Tanzania’s Magufuli describes EPA trade deal with Europe as a form of colonialism

Tanzanian President John Magufuli Sunday described the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as a “form of colonialism”, dampening the country's possibility of signing the deal...

South Sudanese hit by Famine eat weeds and water lilies to survive

Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river Nile.

World Bank to support Gambia’s budget with $60 million

The World Bank's Vice President for Africa, Makhtar Diop, is reported to have announced that The Gambia will be given $60 million in budgetary support.

Morocco applies to join ECOWAS

Morocco is reported to have applied to join the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Kuwait News agency reported that the application was...

Gambia’s President Barrow to reform prisons system

The President of The Gambia Adama Barrow has announced his intention to roll out reforms in the country’s prisons system.

How money flowed to Gambia’s ex president

Funds from a dollar bank account in the name of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace, a charity founded by Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh, flowed to Jammeh himself, not to foundation projects, according to bank records and interviews with a former charity official and a former presidential staff member.

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