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Yahya Jammeh, president of Gambia, attacked gay people and warned: do not ever visit the country or ‘you will regret why you are born’ Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh, ranted against gay people in his speech addressing the country’s parliament. He … read more »
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Tagged Brazil, Gambia, Gay, Homosexuality, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jammeh, LGBT, South Africa, Yahya Jammeh
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As the 2012 Presidential campaign gets into full gear, the national conversation is winding down to the basic question of who should lead Sierra Leone. In actuality, this is what it all boils down to because that’s what voters at … read more »
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Tagged Ernest Bai Koroma, Gambia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leonean, United States, Valentine Strasser
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Korea DPR laid down a gauntlet on the opening day of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup by thrashing Gambia 11-0 in their Group B encounter in Baku. The North Koreans, winners of this tournament four years ago, were far … read more »
(Reuters) – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has placed a moratorium on the execution of the remaining 38 prisoners on death row in the west African state following appeals from regional leaders, the government said in a statement late on Friday. … read more »
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DAKAR — Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh came under attack Tuesday for sending nine prisoners to the firing squad, leaving the tiny nation jittery as another 38 convicts await execution in the coming weeks. The 47-year-old former soldier, who seized power … read more »
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Amnesty International yesterday said that Gambia had executed nine death row prisoners, after President Yahya Jammeh vowed to carry out all death sentences by mid-September. “Amnesty International has received credible reports that nine persons were executed last night (Thursday) in … read more »
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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 »
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Jeggan C Senghor THE PAST For over four decades the history of relations between Senegal and The Gambia was dominated by an almost exclusive focus on ways and means of crafting ‘Senegambia’; that is, the integration of the two states … read more »
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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 »
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BANJUL – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has warned foreign diplomats his country would not be “bribed” with aid to accept homosexuality. His comments late Saturday come less than two weeks after 19 people, including Gambians, Senegalese and Nigerians were arrested … read more »
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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 »
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All eyes are currently on west Africa in terms of women’s youth football on the continent as the region swept the three available places at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Gambia were the surprise success story of the campaign, … read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has dissolved his entire cabinet two months after securing re-election for a new five-year term, state broadcaster GRTS announced on Thursday. The brief announcement did not say why Jammeh had taken the decision or when the … read more »
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BANJUL, Gambia, January 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On January 18, 2012, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with The Gambia.1 Background The Gambian economy has performed well in recent years, … read more »
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Tagged Central Bank of The Gambia, Current account, Executive director, Gambia, GDP, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Millennium Development Goals
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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 »
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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 »
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Gambia have appointed experienced local coach Peter Bonu Johnson to replace Belgian Paul Put as their national team coach, the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports said on Monday. Johnson has been appointed for one year and will start Gambia’s … read more »
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 15, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — From a company that transforms groundnut shells into fuel briquettes in Gambia, to an enterprise that has developed solar ovens in Burkina Faso, to an initiative that trains and employs street … read more »
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 »
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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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This is the beginning of the end of an era in Gambian politics. The Gambia is now at a crossroad between the past and the future. The past can never be restored, and the present cannot be sustained. The future … read more »
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Tagged Gambia, Hamat Bah, Independent Electoral Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jammeh, Ousainou Darboe, United Democratic Party, Yahya Jammeh
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The locations include Bakadaji in Nyanija district of Gambia, Jabbikunda in Guinea Bissau, Wawundeh in Upper Senegal, and Fass in Western Senegal. It is common knowledge that being a ‘talibe’ is always a daunting experience but one worth pursuing. The … read more »
A look at their sedentary counterparts By Dodou Jawneh The phenomena of street children exist in various parts of the world particularly in poor countries. But where school children are also engaged in the street fending for their own survival, … read more »
November 27, 2011 by benim
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh benefited from a strong media bias and greater financial resources than his rivals to secure a new five-year term in elections, the African Union said on Saturday. Former military coup leader Jammeh scored a landslide 72 … read more »
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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 »
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November 24, 2011 by benim
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh looks set to be re-elected in polls on Thursday which West African regional bloc ECOWAS has said may not be free and fair. The former British colony, mainland Africa’s smallest country, is a popular tourist destination … read more »
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October 26, 2011 by benim
New York – Two Africans are on a shortlist of four candidates to replace Luis Moreno-Ocampo as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the top war crimes tribunal, the selection panel said on Tuesday. Fatou Bensouda, a Gambian and … read more »
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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 »
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