A court in Switzerland has declared the country's former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko guilty of crimes against humanity committed while he occupied several positions of authority ... Read more »
Gambian lawmakers voted to advance to the next parliamentary stage a bill to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), sparking concerns among activists ... Read more »
Although the World Health Organisation has continuously warned of the serious health risks associated with FGM, many countries have struggled to end the practice. The Gambian ... Read more »
Ousman Sonko, the 54-year-old former interior minister of the Gambia, is on trial in the Swiss Federal Criminal Court for his alleged role in a series of crimes perpetrated against ... Read more »
Gambian President Adama Barrow was celebrated in 2016 after defeating his predecessor Yahya Jammeh in a presidential election, ending 22 years of Read more »
The Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) has congratulated and commended Senegalese president Macky Sall for his decision not to run for a third term. The Party hailed President Sall ... Read more »
The Minister of Health, Ahmad Lamin Samateh, has confirmed to the media, that the deaths of seventy children were as a result of Acute Kidney Injury disease. He made these ... Read more »
Since the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), a 3-year fact-finding body that looked into the human rights violations and abuses committed under former ... Read more »
Six West African nations lose U.S. $2.3 billion a year as a result of illegal fishing, says a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights group names Gambia, ... Read more »
Prolific striker Adama Bojang's brace earned The Gambia U-20 team a slender 2-1 victory over Honduras U-20 team in their opening Group F match of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup ... Read more »
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