BANJUL, July 23 (Reuters) - A Gambian army officer has testified that he and two colleagues shot dead journalist Deyda Hydara in 2004 on orders from then- President Yahya Jammeh, providing the first ...

FILE PHOTO: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh arrives at a polling station with his wife Zineb during the presidential election in Banjul FILE PHOTO: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh arrives at a polling ...

Two Gambian soldiers accused of plotting to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow were sentenced to three years in jail by a court martial, the military said on Wednesday. The pair had ...

Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, has said the Nigerian army is neither planning an attack on The Gambia or any other country. In a statement released by Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, ...

“The government of The Gambia announces that based on intelligence, some soldiers of the Gambian Army were plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Adama Barrow. The ...

The Gambian government Wednesday announced that they have foiled an attempted coup by soldiers within the Gambian army. The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) have arrested four soldiers involved in the ...

Reporting from JohannesburgReporting from Johannesburg — Gambia’s long-serving president, who tried to cling to power despite an election loss, agreed to step down after the country’s military ...

A Gambian army officer has testified that he and two colleagues shot dead journalist Deyda Hydara in 2004 on orders from then- President Yahya Jammeh, providing the first direct account of the ...