Tag Archives: Banjul
Press Release: OHCHR UN expert to assess human rights situation in Eritrea through neighbouring countries Banjul, – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Beedwantee Keetharuth, today regretted that the Eritrean Government continues to deny … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Press Releases
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Tagged Banjul, Eritrea, Eritrean Government, Human rights in Eritrea, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mauritius, Politics of Eritrea, United Nations Special Rapporteur
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Last week I attended a sub-regional journalist’s conference organized by East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) at the outskirts of Kampala. The very first day of the conference coincided with the deliberation of Ethiopia’s bid for … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain
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Tagged African Union, Banjul, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Hailemariam Desalegne, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, United Nation, United Nations Human Rights Council
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Banjul – A Gambian court on Wednesday sentenced the country’s former anti-drug chief and his deputy to eight years in jail for drug trafficking and a host of other related charges. Ibrahim Bun Sunneh, former head of the National Drug … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Gambia, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Banjul, Drug Enforcement Administration, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jammeh, reuters africa news, Senegal, Yahya Jammeh
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ECOWAS has imposed diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions on Guinea Bissau after talks in Banjul on 29th April 2012 between Foreign Ministers of the regional Contact Group and Guinea Bissau’s political stakeholders failed to reach an arrangement to return the … read more »
Posted in Documents, Guinea-Bissau, Press Releases, West Africa
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Banjul – Gambian police arrested 15 men “suspected of homosexuality” at a bar in a suburb of the capital Banjul, police sources told AFP on Tuesday. The men, all Gambians except one Senegalese, were arrested late on Monday when police … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Gambia, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Banjul, Gambia, Homosexuality, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, List of heads of state of the Gambia, Monday, Tuesday, Yahya Jammeh
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Banjul – Gambia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a request by the government to lift economic sanctions imposed on Libyan assets during the toppled regime of Muammar Gaddafi. The move restores tens of millions of dollars in property invested by … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Gambia, Libya, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Banjul, Gambia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Kololi, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Tripoli
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Banjul – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday reiterated his stance that he would never accept homosexuality in his country, after recent pressure from abroad on African states to respect gay rights. “We know what human rights are. Human beings … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Gambia, News, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Ban Ki-moon, Banjul, Gambia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jammeh, West Africa, Yahya Jammeh
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A Ghanaian drug baron who connived with three foreigners to import more than two tones (2,000 kilogrammes) of cocaine from Columbia for re-export to The Gambia in 2010 has been arrested. The street value of the cocaine is estimated at … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Banjul, Banjul Magistrate Court, Daily Graphic, Gambia, Ghana, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Narcotics Control Board
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LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 18, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Amnesty International today called for the immediate release of four activists arrested over the distribution of T-shirts calling for an end to dictatorship in the Gambia. One activist, Dr Amadou Scattred … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Amnesty International, Banjul, Gambia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jammeh, London, Special Criminal Court, Yahya Jammeh
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Banjul – A court in Gambia on Monday sentenced a former information minister, who is also a US national, to life in prison for plotting to overthrow the government of President Yahya Jammeh. Judge Emmanuel Nkea found Amadou Scatred Janneh … read more »
Posted in Gabon, News, West Africa
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Tagged Banjul, Gambia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lang Tombong Tamba, Senegal, United States, West Africa, Yahya Jammeh
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Dakar – Relatives of slain Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara are suing the Gambian government over his 2004 murder, a media group said on Tuesday. The action was brought on behalf of two of Hydara’s sons, who now live in Britain, … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, West Africa
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Tagged Amnesty International, Banjul, Deyda Hydara, Economic Community of West African States, Gambia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, West Africa, Yahya Jammeh
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November 25, 2011 by benim
Banjul – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh headed for a new term on Friday with a partial tally showing he won 77.35% of votes in a poll criticised regionally for intimidation of opposition groups and voters. Former military coup leader Jammeh’s … read more »
Posted in Election, Gambia, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Banjul, breaking news, East Africa, Economic Community of West African States, Gambia, Independent Electoral Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Ousainou Darboe, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Thursday, West Africa, Yahya Jammeh
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October 12, 2011 by benim
Banjul – A Gambian court on Wednesday sentenced eight foreigners to 50 years in prison for trafficking cocaine worth a billion dollars. The convicts are four Venezuelans, two Dutchmen, a Mexican and a Nigerian, an AFP correspondent reported. Another accused … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, West Africa
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, Banjul, Cocaine, Gambia, Illegal drug trade, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Gambia’s state prosecutor charged former communications minister Amadou Scatred Janneh and three others with treason on Tuesday, in the latest crackdown on critics of President Yahya Jammeh. Janneh, the former president of the Gambia Press Union Ndey Tapha Sosseh, and … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, West Africa
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Banjul – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said on Monday that neither the upcoming November presidential election nor a military coup, but only God, could unseat him from power. State television GRTS broadcast a speech by the 46-year-old leader to a … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Allah, Amnesty International, Arab League, Banjul, breaking news, Coup d'état, East Africa, Gambia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, List of heads of state of the Gambia, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa, Yahya Jammeh
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Banjul – Gambian prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former communications minister, who is also a US national, and three others of a plot to overthrow the government of President Yahya Jammeh. Amadou Scatred Janneh and the others will stand trial … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Banjul, breaking news, East Africa, Gambia, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa, Yahya Jammeh
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The Gambian government on Wednesday declared recognition of Libya’s anti-Gaddafi Transitional National Council. Gambia fully recognizes the rebel Transitional National Council as the only legitimate body that represents the interest and affairs of the people of Libya, secretary to the … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, Politics, West Africa
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BANJUL, Gambia – The government of tiny Gambia says it wants the Libyan ambassador loyal to Moammar Gadhafi to leave and is declaring its support for the Benghazi-based rebel council. A government statement Friday gave the Libyan ambassador and embassy … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Banjul, Benghazi, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Gambia, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Libya, News local news, Senegal, West Africa, World news
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November 23, 2010 by benim
Gambia announced on Monday it was severing all ties with Iran, a move which sources close to Banjul’s foreign ministry said followed the seizure of arms from Iran believed to be bound for the West African state. Nigeria’s secret service … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, Asia, Banjul, Gambia, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Iranian Plateau, List of diplomatic missions of Iran, Middle East, Nigeria, political-news, Politics of Iran, United Nations Security Council, War Conflict, West Africa, Western Asia
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October 15, 2010 by benim
Gambia Map and Basic Facts Location: The Gambia lies in West Africa bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and basically surrounded by Senegal Geography: The Gambia is a small country covering just 11,300 sq km, slightly less than twice the size … read more »
Posted in African Maps
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Tagged Africa news, Africa Travel, Banjul, Business and Economy, Ethnic group, Gambia, geography, Government, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Map of Gambia, Travel and Tourism, West Africa
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