The death of about 70 children in 2022 led to a national outcry
Restrictions to battle the pandemic offer ideal cover for authoritarian regimes to undermine and clamp down on opposition parties
The lack of detailed information on extreme heat impacts hinders disaster response and preparedness.
The author and journalist shares a reading list from her time as The New York Times bureau chief for West Africa
In early December, the International Court of Justice heard arguments filed by the Gambia against Myanmar for violations of the Genocide Convention. This included a request for “provisional measures”, asking that the UN court immediately order Myanmar to cease genocidal activities and to report to it within four months. Under the 1948 Genocide Convention any […]
The constitution puts him on fairly firm ground but citizens of post-dictatorship Gambia are determined to hold their leader to account
Former president Yahya Jammeh allegedly used his position to rape and sexually assault young women, claims new report
A truth and reconciliation commission has begun to investigate alleged rights abuses during the 22-year-long rule of Yahya Jammeh
Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh will be the first African head of state to be tried for violating the rights of HIV-positive people.
A new breed of African freedom fighter is emerging, challenging authoritarianism with pure ideas that seek nothing but progress through liberty
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Seldom has an election given rise to so much hope on the African continent as the one that placed Adama Barrow at the helm of the Gambia.
After forcing out Jammeh, The Gambia must fix what he broke
The Gambia, mirroring Burkina Faso in 2014, underscores the importance the youth play in overthrowing authoritarian leaders through democratic means.
Here are five things to know about the small West African nation.
The Gambia’s justice minister is to talk about human rights at the Pan-African Parliament.
Barely 24 hours after opposition leader’s arrest he was reportedly in a coma and without medical attention.
Commenters think Jammeh is looking towards the Arab world as substitute for and source of development aid.
Amnesty International is accusing the Gambia of beating and torturing homosexuals in jail to give up names of others and admit to their "crime".
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Mozambique’s Roman Catholic archbishop has accused European condom manufacturers of deliberately infecting their products with HIV ”in order to finish quickly the African people”. The archbishop of Maputo, Francisco Chimoio, told the BBC that he had specific information about a plot to kill off Africans.