The Gambia
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In the time of aid cuts, decentralise women’s health funding
Women and young people don’t need foreign experts to tell them what their communities need; they need resources and support to implement locally developed and relevant solutions
Gambia trial opens over children’s cough syrup deaths
The death of about 70 children in 2022 led to a national outcry
Insecurity and Covid-19: Threats to electoral democracy in Africa
Restrictions to battle the pandemic offer ideal cover for authoritarian regimes to undermine and clamp down on opposition parties
Climate science’s blind spot for heat waves in southern Africa
The lack of detailed information on extreme heat impacts hinders disaster response and preparedness.
Reading List: Dionne Searcey
The author and journalist shares a reading list from her time as The New York Times bureau chief for West Africa
Why the Gambia’s plea for the Rohingya matters for international justice
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…
Gambians get behind a movement to Barrow to his word
The constitution puts him on fairly firm ground but citizens of post-dictatorship Gambia are determined to hold their leader to account
Former Gambian dictator Jammeh was a ‘serial sexual predator’
Former president Yahya Jammeh allegedly used his position to rape and sexually assault young women, claims new report
Gambia truth commission starts to address Jammeh-era rights abuses
A truth and reconciliation commission has begun to investigate alleged rights abuses during the 22-year-long rule of Yahya Jammeh
‘No sex, no coffee, no ARVs’: Former president’s quackery could land him in court
Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh will be the first African head of state to be tried for violating the rights of HIV-positive people.
The flame of justice flickers on
A new breed of African freedom fighter is emerging, challenging authoritarianism with pure ideas that seek nothing but progress through liberty
The Gambia’s post-election blues
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.
Cleaning up the tyrant’s mess
After forcing out Jammeh, The Gambia must fix what he broke
Who will follow Ecowas’s example next?
The Gambia, mirroring Burkina Faso in 2014, underscores the importance the youth play in overthrowing authoritarian leaders through democratic means.
Five things to know about the Gambia
Here are five things to know about the small West African nation.