The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the decision-making Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday. The ICAN was chosen from a field of 318 nominations, the second-highest number of individuals and organizations under consideration ever. Reportedly among them was the Economic Community…
Adama Barrow, the president of The Gambia whose victory finally removed strongman Yahya Jammeh from office after 22 years, has successfully completed a hajj pilgrim to Saudi Arabia. Barrow returned to Banjul on Wednesday after a journey with his wives, Fatoumata Barrow and Sarjo Barrow, as well as a delegation…
Turkey will host the foreign minister of The Gambia this week in the latest round of bilateral meetings and engagements with African countries. Ouasainou Darboe is expected to be in Turkey through June 17, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The visit comes as Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkey’s foreign minister,…
In The Gambia, police and protesters have clashed over trash this weekend, as the government reopened a waste dump activists had shut down because residents don’t want it in the community. The protests occurred at Bakoteh, where riot police were sent in after residents barricaded a dump site closed down…
Gambian police have arrested three family members of ousted former President Yahya Jammeh, according to a report filed late Wednesday by APA News. The news agency, based in Senegal, said Gambian police spokesman Foday Conta confirmed that the Jammeh family members were arrested in Kanilai on Wednesday but did not…
The International Criminal Court based in The Hague has warned that violent killings and related human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo may meet criteria that fall within its legal mission. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, a native of The Gambia, expressed concern over developments in DR Congo, particularly in…
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Tanji is a traditional fishing village on the Atlantic coast of The Gambia, a place of sunsets and seagulls and tourists who visit to watch the colorful boats and market. It is also near the site where, last week, Gambian authorities found the body of Solo Sandeng buried in an…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
The European Union has pledged €225 million in financial support to The Gambia, with the first €75 million in immediate support announced during a visit to Banjul by Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development. Mimica met with Gambian President Adama Barrow and his new government to discuss Europe’s…
A triumphant Adama Barrow returned to The Gambia on Thursday, after spending nearly two weeks in neighboring Senegal awaiting the departure of outgoing president Yahya Jammeh. President Barrow was met by a throng of jubilant Gambians welcoming his arrival in Banjul. Barrow, who was sworn in last week at the…
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh finally left Banjul with his wife on Saturday, flying aboard the plane of President Alpha Conde of Guinea. Jammeh had announced on state television that he would step down, saying that he believes it is “not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed”…
President Adama Barrow has been sworn in as the new leader of The Gambia, after taking his oath of office at the Gambian embassy in neighboring Senegal. Barrow’s inauguration was attended by African heads of state and diplomats gathered in Dakar, where the new president had remained this week for…
Outgoing president Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency in The Gambia on Tuesday, ahead of what was supposed to be his last day in office. The declaration warns all residents of the nation against any violence or disobedience to the state, and fully empowers the Gambian military to maintain…
Talks on Friday with outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh again failed to persuade him to step down amid the country’s political crisis, and RFI reports that president-elect Adama Barrow left Banjul to attend the France Africa Summit in Mali. The two-day summit continues amid tight security today in Bamako, with…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will lead a delegation of regional heads of state planning, for the second time in a month, to meet with President Yahya Jammeh in Banjul. The ECOWAS leaders originally planned to meet with Jammeh on Wednesday in another attempt to negotiate a peaceful transition of power,…
The head of Gambia’s electoral commission has fled the country because of threats to his safety, after certifying December 1 election results that showed President Yahya Jammeh in defeat. Alieu Momarr Njai left the country on Friday for neighboring Senegal, Reuters reports. Jammeh initially accepted the results and congratulated the Gambian opposition…