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Despite mounting public frustration, the Ministry of Justice has only provided a fragmented list, raising suspicions of ...

Opinion - ECOWAS, under the stewardship of President Tinubu, helped in stabilising democracy in some West African countries in transition, leading to improved electoral and governance practices ...

By LINDA AKHIGBE   Only last month, on May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, celebrated its 50th anniversary with huge fanfare, commemorating the event with official ...

Darboe's bid to lead the UDP at next year's polls comes at a time of internal squabbles over the soul of Gambia's biggest ...

In a spirited address to open the second ordinary session of the National Assembly for 2025, Speaker Fabakary Tombong Jatta called on lawmakers to recommit themselves to the duties of representation, ...

Jammeh was speaking during the opening ceremony of a five-day technical coach course at the Baobab Holiday Resort on Saturday ...

The Botswana Democratic Party has lost power for the first time since independence. Ben Payton looks at how the country’s new president is likely to tackle the challenges he has inherited.

Disciplining of judicial officers (from magistrates to the justices of the Supreme Court) in the country is explicitly ...

The Ministry of Petroleum has strongly refuted recent claims circulating on social media, in which former President Yahya Jammeh alleged that Senegal is siphoning oil from The Gambia.

The Gambia petroleum ministry has denied allegations by former president Yahya Jammeh that the country’s oil was being stolen ...

MUNICH/BANJUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A German court on Thursday sentenced a driver in the elite guard of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for crimes against humanity, ...