Gambian Leader Aborts Flight to Qatar for ’technical Reasons’

For the second time in less than a month, the Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh had to cancel an overseas trip at the very last minute due to some technical problems, state-owned Radio Gambia announced Sunday.

Gambian Journalists Released By Presidential Pardon

Six Gambian journalists who were convicted in August and imprisoned on six counts of defamation and sedition were released Thursday evening after they were granted pardon by President Yahya Jammeh. The six, Sarata Jabbi-Dibba, Emil Touray and Pa Modou...

Six Jailed Gambian Journalists File an Appeal

Six Gambian journalists jailed for defaming President Yahya Jammeh have filed an appeal challenging the two-year jail sentences and fines of 500, 000 Gambian Dalasis each (about US$18, 000) handed them.

Gambian Court has Convicted And Jailed 6 Journalists for Sedition And Defamation

The Gambia High Court in Banjul ahs convicted 6 Gambian journalists of six counts of sedition and defamation and sentenced them to two years imprisonment without an option of a fine for three counts, and fined them each 250,00 Gambian Dalasis (about $10,000)...

Media Foundation for West Africa Claims Freedom of Expression in Jeopardy in the Gambia

New charges against the indicted journalists and executive members of the Gambia Press Union (GPU) constitute a threat to the freedom of expression and independence of the media in the country, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) said Friday. “This...

Third Successive Female Speaker Elected to Gambian Parliament

The Gambian National Assembly has unanimously elected Elizabeth Renner, who was recently nominated as a member by President Yahya Jammeh as its third successive female speaker, replacing Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay whose nomination was revoked about two...

Gambia’s New $9.5 Million Digital Satellite Broadcasting Service Launched

The Gambia’s new $9.5 million digital satellite broadcasting service has been launched at a colorful ceremony held at the premises of Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) in the Kanifing Municipality, some 11 kilometers from Banjul. The ceremony...

British Couple Jailed in The Gambia Send Their Adopted Daughter Home

The two-year adopted daughter of a British couple who are serving a one year prison sentence in The Gambia for sedition has been sent home to the United Kingdom, APA learned Wednesday.

British Couple Sentenced in Gambia on Charges of Sedition

A British couple that pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of printing, distributing and reproducing seditious materials against Gambian leader President Yahya Jammeh, the people and government of The Gambia was on Tuesday afternoon sentenced to a...