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July 05, 2011
Gambia: Guinean Student Suspected of Fomenting Uprising Released
Authorities in The Gambia late Tuesday released a Guinean anthropology student who had been arrested two months ago for "spreading revolutionary ideas" and threatening national… Read more »
September 24, 2009
Gambia: Jammeh Threatens to Kill Human Rights Defenders - Report
Activists have launched a campaign to have the headquarters of a top African human rights body moved from the Gambia after the country's president reportedly threatened to kill… Read more »
August 07, 2009
Gambia: Court Jails Six Journalists
Six Gambian journalists, including the editors of two independent newspapers, have been sentenced to two-year jail terms and each fined about U.S. $10,000 on sedition and criminal… Read more »
December 17, 2003
Gambia: Information Minister Arrested
Reliable sources say Gambia's Information Minister Yankuba Touray has been arrested. Touray was arrested shortly after his plane landed at Banjul International Airport Tuesday as… Read more »
October 20, 2003
Gambia: Independent Newspaper Attacked by Arsonists
An independent Gambian newspaper with a history of reporting critically on the government of Yahya Jammeh has once again been the target of an attack apparently aimed at closing… Read more »
March 24, 2003
Gambia: Rights Still Being 'Eroded' Says Gambian Opposition Leader
Wedged into the heart of Senegal, the tiny west African nation of Gambia is often overlooked. But the Gambia has had a difficult history, particularly during the past decade after… Read more »
October 24, 2001
Gambia: Several Jammeh Opponents Arrested Following Elections
Less than a week after last Thursday's presidential elections, in which President Yahya Jammeh emerged victorious, there has been a spate of arrests of members of the opposition… Read more »
October 19, 2001
Gambia: President Jammeh Wins with Comfortable Majority
Preliminary results in Gambia's presidential elections indicate that incumbent President Yahya Jammeh has won with a comfortable majority. Read more »
October 18, 2001
Gambia: Presidential Poll Ends Without Incident
Contrary to widespread fears of violence and chaos, Gambia's crucial presidential poll proceeded and ended peacefully on Thursday. Reliable sources on the ground told allAfrica.com… Read more »
October 17, 2001
Gambia: Election is Too Close to Call as Violence Mars Campaign
On the eve of a crucial presidential poll in Gambia Thursday, most analysts say that, assuming the election is free and fair, the outcome is too close to call. Read more »
October 16, 2001
Gambia: Unprecedented Violence Marks Run-up to Presidential Poll
Two days before presidential polls in the tiny West African state of Gambia, things are looking pretty bad. The run-up to the elections, the second since the July 22, 1994 coup… Read more »
August 01, 2001
Gambia: Opposition Cautious After Lifting of Political Ban
Gambia's president, Colonel Yahya Jammeh (rtd) bowed to both national and international pressure on July 22, and announced the lifting of the ban on former president Sir Dawda… Read more »
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