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In detailed testimony, Gambian women allege sex abuse at hands of former president Jammeh

World Nov 1, 2019

In detailed testimony, Gambian women allege sex abuse at hands of former president Jammeh

Speaking calmly through tears in a hearing streamed live on YouTube, former beauty queen Fatou Jallow told how former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh locked her in a room and raped her. The 23-year-old's testimony on Thursday concluded three weeks of public hearings dedicated to sexual ...

Ousted Gambian leader refuses to budge; tourists flee as regional troops prepare to intervene

World Jan 19, 2017

Ousted Gambian leader refuses to budge; tourists flee as regional troops prepare to intervene

akar Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz flew to Senegal to meet with President Macky Sall after last-ditch talks in Gambia aimed at resolving a crisis over the transfer of power, a Senegalese presidential source told Reuters on Thursday. Aziz left Gambia shortly before midnight, when ...

Gambia — a short billion years

Commentary / World Dec 6, 2016

Gambia — a short billion years

by Gwynne Dyer

Gambia President Yahya Jammeh shocked his nation and the world when he said he would honor an election that saw him defeated.

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