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Gambia: Commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

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– – Testimony before a Gambian truth commission linking former president Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave crimes during his 22 years in office should be followed by criminal accountability, Human Rights Watch said today with the release of a video, “Truth and Justice in Gambia.” On May 27, 2021, the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is scheduled to conclude over two years of publicly televised sessions.… Read More
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Gambia: Ex-president Jammeh vows to return from exile

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Former President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh who has been in exile since 2017 in the Equatorial Guinea has vowed to return to the country. He is heard in a latest audio telling a member of his Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) party of his intention to come back from exile. In February this year there was tension in… Read More
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Gambia qualify for AFCON for the first time in 56 years

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– – The scorpions of the Gambia have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since the country became independent in 1965. Zurich FC lethal forward Assan Ceesay’s 62nd minute goal was enough to secure the Scorpions a ticket to the next championship in Cameroon in 2022 with a game to spare. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Denis Bouanga and… Read More
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Gambia lawmakers vote against lifting ban on skin bleaching

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– – Gambia lawmakers have voted against lifting a ban on skin bleaching and the use of creams for that purpose. The attorney general, presented to parliament the bill on the prohibition of skin bleaching for consideration. Former Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh in 1996 imposed the ban which stopped the importation and sale of skin-bleaching creams. The current Adama Barrow-led… Read More
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Germany detains Gambian driver of Jammeh’s ‘hit-squad unit’

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– – A Gambian man has been detained in Germany for alleged role in some killings under ex-president Yahya Jammeh. The man Bai L, according to German police is suspected of participating in crimes against humanity while serving as driver for the feared paramilitary unit of Jammeh. He is accused of driving officers from the paramilitary unit known as the… Read More
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Ex-Gambian President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants

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– – Testimony before Gambia’s truth commission implicating then-president Yahya Jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about 59 West African migrants should be followed by criminal accountability, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today. From February 24 to March 11, 2021, witnesses told the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that migrants bound for Europe from Congo, Cote d’Ivoire,… Read More
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Ghana’s President was misled over migrant massacre in Gambia

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– – In 2005, some 59 West African migrants were murdered in the Gambia. The migrants were hoping to reach Senegal enroute to Europe through the Mediterranean. The truth of what actually happened only emerged after ex-leader Yahya Jammeh left office. Since his exit from power in 2017, he has been implicated by some of his former soldiers, who said… Read More
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ICC elects Britain’s Karim Khan as next chief prosecutor

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– – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has elected a British Barrister Karim Khan as its new chief prosecutor. Karim Khan was elected by the court’s 131 member states at the UN in New York. He will replace Fatou Bensouda from the Gambia when her tenure expires in June this year. Mr. Khan was one of only four candidates that… Read More
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Gambia: Tension heightens over reported return of Yahya Jammeh

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– – There is tension in the Gambia among citizens over the reported return of former President Yahya Jammeh. Several media reports have suggested that Jammeh has been spotted in Guinea heading to The Gambia. The reports also indicate that his supporters have started cleaning his Kanilai home and farm in anticipation of his return. But in a strongly worded statement, the Gambia Government said… Read More
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Gambia: President Barrow officially launches new political party

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– – Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has officially launched his National People’s Party (NPP) as he presses on for his re-election bid this year. The party was launched over the weekend as he pushed for support for his candidacy for the presidential election on December 4. He told his supporters in Bakau that the NPP “is the party of all… Read More