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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, ...

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.

The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that donor cuts to his office would weaken global accountability efforts and be a ...

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

Today, ECOWAS’ active support remains critical to stability in The Gambia. In December 2016, then-president Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept electoral defeat led to mediation and the threat of ...

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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung said ...