Gambian authorities shut a fourth popular radio station late on Sunday, staff said, further restricting opposition voices amid a political crisis triggered by President Yahya Jammeh's refusal to accept election defeat. Jammeh, who seized power in a 1994 coup, initially conceded defeat to oppositi...

Gambia's Supreme Court was unable to hear President Yahya Jammeh's legal challenge to his election defeat on Tuesday after judges from Nigeria and Sierra Leone failed to show up. Chief Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle adjourned the hearing until Jan. 16, meaning the court will hear the challenge filed b...

by JOLLOF MEDIA NETWORK (JollofNews) – I, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa, President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia and Commander-in -Chief of the Armed Forces, acting under the provisions of section 34 (1) (b) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of the Gam...

The Gambia's parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh's term, which is due to end on Thursday following his defeat in elections, by 90 days. It also approved his decision to declare a 90-day state of emergency in the tiny West African state. Regional leaders have threatened to use milita...

AFP Modifié le 18/01/2017 à 11:57 - Publié le 18/01/2017 à 11:37 | AFP Au début de l'année, Mme Sow a quitté la Gambie pour le Sénégal avec ses deux enfants, "en attendant une suite favorable à la situation" à Banjul, dit-elle pudiquement. Des milliers de Gambiens et d'étrangers fuient la crise ...

Resolution passed by the National Assembly allows Jammeh to stay in power for three more months, state media says. The Gambia's National Assembly has adopted a resolution to allow President Yahya Jammeh to stay in power for three more months, starting from Wednesday, according to state television...

By JAIME YAYA BARRY and DIONNE SEARCEYJAN. 18, 2017 BANJUL, Gambia — President Yahya Jammeh once predicted that his rule could last a billion years. Now, the fate of his nation is hanging on one more anxiety-filled day. After acknowledging defeat in an election last month, Mr. Jammeh abrupt...

18 JAN 2017 Mise à jour 18.01.2017 à 13:00 AFP © 2017 AFP Les Gambiens et étrangers résidents en Gambie continuaient mercredi de fuir ce pays sous état d'urgence sur décision du président sortant Yahya Jammeh qui conteste sa défaite face à son successeur élu, Adama Barrow, censé prêter sermen...

Senegal has moved troops towards the Gambian border in an effort to force President Yahya Jammeh to accept electoral defeat and step down. Senegal is leading the operation, which is supported by Nigeria and other states in the region. Mr Jammeh has been told to leave office by the end of Wedne...

Civilians and tourists leave and regional forces deploy as President Jammeh refuses to cede power despite election loss. Large numbers of Gambians have fled their homes and soldiers from neighbouring Senegal have begun moving towards the borders amid a deepening political crisis. Yahya Jammeh,...