British barrister Martin Hackett has been appointed as The Gambia's first special prosecutor to try those responsible for ...

Omar Jarju looks out across a row of empty sunbeds around the Djeliba hotel’s perfectly maintained pool, a few steps from the palm-fringed Kololi beach on the Gambia’s Atlantic coast. “Every day in my ...

Martin Hackett to prosecute Jammeh-era abuses as Gambia advances long-delayed justice process following truth commission ...

In a small Gambian village founded decades ago by Ghanaian fishermen, their descendants languish without ID documents.

Gambia received a significant increase in remittances from overseas workers last year, rivalling tourism as a source of foreign exchange for the economy, according to the country’s central bank ...

Little has altered since country’s name changed to reflect its identity, but critics warn of the risks of mixing Islamism with poverty and repression It may be the world’s newest Islamic state, but on ...

The tiny West African nation of Gambia is poised for an unprecedented handover of power. In a surprise election upset, the opposition candidate bested the 22-year ruler, whose government is known for ...

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is always entertaining, but few games in the history of the competition can stand up to Cameroon’s 3-2 win against Gambia on Tuesday. Five-time champion Cameroon, ...

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh on Friday declared the formerly secular country an Islamic republic in a move he said was designed to distance the West African state further from its colonial past.

Cameroon's pulsating 3-2 win made them one of the seven teams already through to the AFCON 2023 knockouts. And nine more teams will follow over the next few days. Elias Burke has gone through the ...

Lawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions on Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...