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The Hague, Netherlands | AFP by Danny KEMP The UN’s highest court ruled on Friday that a landmark case accusing military-ruled Myanmar of genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims can go ahead. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague threw out all of Myanmar’s objections to a case filed by the west African nation of The Gambia in 2019. The decision paves the way for full hearings at the court on allegations over […]
BANJUL, Gambia (AFP) — The Gambia has recorded its first case of coronavirus, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday, after the government also announced measures to contain its spread. In a televised statement, Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said officials in the tiny West African state had confirmed infection in a young woman who had recently traveled from the United Kingdom. She went into self-isolation after feeling feverish, before being confirmed as a positive […]
by Emil TOURAY Agence France-Presse BANJUL, Gambia (AFP) – A year ago, Gambians wept for joy as Yahya Jammeh went into exile, bringing the curtain down on a brutal 22-year rule. Today, many say freedom of speech in this small west African state is a right they cherish under President Adama Barrow’s administration. “There is a democracy, everybody feels free. Disappearances without a trace — all that’s over now,” said teacher Kalipha Dampha, referring to the dreaded […]
BANJUL, Gambia (Reuters) –Gambia’s longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, who refused to accept his election defeat last month, announced in the early hours of Saturday (January 21) that he was stepping down as leader after 22 years at the helm of the tiny West African nation. Appearing on state television channel GRTS, Jammeh said he wished to avoid dragging the country into a conflict as regional armies amassed to enforce rival Adama Barrow’s election win. “As […]
BANJUL, Gambia (AFP) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday declared a state of emergency just two days before he was due to step down, denouncing what he called dangerous foreign meddling in the country’s post-electoral crisis. The measure was prompted by the “unprecedented and extraordinary amount of foreign interference in the December 1 presidential elections and also in the internal affairs of The Gambia,” Jammeh announced on state TV. The 15-nation Economic Community Of West […]
BANJUL. Gambia (AFP) – by Jennifer O’MAHONY Gambian President Yahya Jammeh faced the strongest electoral challenge of his 22-year rule Thursday as voters went to the polls, braving an internet and phone blackout the government defended as a security measure. After an unprecedented two-week opposition campaign that has energised his rivals, Jammeh rumbled into the capital’s cricket ground in a 4X4 and after casting his vote predicted his best score ever. “By the grace of […]
