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Gambian Youth stage first protest under President Barrow, demanding the resignation of their MPs

Some of the protesters held placards with inscriptions demanding the resignation of members of the Gamabia National Assembly. Photo Credit: Salieu Taal    Several youth of...

Anti-voodoo cult members die from suffocation in Benin

Members of a Benin cult who participated in a prayer ritual that killed five people receive care at a hospital in Porto Novo, Benin....

Weapons seized in Jammeh’s home in The Gambia

Weapons and ammunition have been seized from the home of former Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh in Kanilai. The weapons were seized by the ECOWAS troops...

President Barrow of Gambia retains Jammeh’s army chief

Ousmane Badjie, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) under former President Yahya Jammeh will maintain his job as Army chief under President Adama Barrow. Barrow...

Gambia’s President Barrow removes the word “Islamic” from the country’s name

The Gambia will no longer be called the Islamic Republic of The Gambia as was named by its former leader, Yahya Jammeh. The country’s new...

1.8 million Nigerians in Boko Haram region at risk of starvation

Around 1.8 million people are at risk of starvation in northeast Nigeria, victims of an Islamist insurgency that is undermining efforts by the World...

How negotiators got Gambia’s ex-leader Jammeh to cede power

In pushing Yahya Jammeh to give up The Gambia's presidency, negotiators played on two key cards: his deep Muslim faith and his professed love...

Exiled Gambian elections chief returns home

Alieu Mommar Njie, the man who superintended over the last presidential polls in The Gambia has returned home from exile. The same is reported...

Gambia’s Adama Barrow finally returns home to begin his presidency

The president of The Gambia, Adama Barrow has finally returned to his home country as he prepares to officially begin his presidency. He has been...

Gambia’s President Barrow wants ECOWAS troops to remain in his country for six months

Members of the regional ECOWAS force keep guard at Presidential palace in Banjul, Gambia. Photo Credit: Reuters.   The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow is...

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