Archive for Category: "Gambia"

Gambia’s Bensouda is next international prosecutor

Gambia’s Bensouda is next international prosecutor

Member states of the International Criminal Court elected Fatou Bensouda of Gambia

Gambia’s Jammeh leads in vote tally so far

Gambia’s Jammeh leads in vote tally so far

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh headed for a new term on Friday with a partial tally showing he won 77.35 percent

Enorme saisie de cocaïne en Gambie

Les autorités de Banjul, avec l’aide des services britanniques, ont arrêté depuis le mois dernier 15 personnes et saisi plus de deux tonnes de cocaïne, selon un communiqué diffusé ce mercredi 9

Jermaine Jackson, invité spécial du président gambien

Jermaine Jackson, le frère de Michael Jackson se produira en concert, fin mai en Gambie, dans le village natal de Yaya Jammeh.

Gambia media jail terms ‘unjust’

A media watchdog has criticised two-year jail terms handed down to six Gambian journalists for publishing a statement criticising the president. They were found guilty of six counts of defamation and sedition. The journalists had questioned Yahya Jammeh’s declaration the government was not responsible for the 2004 death of prominent journalist Deyda Hydara.

Former minister in Ghana arrested

Former minister in Ghana arrested

Ghana’s former Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei has been charged with causing financial loss to the state. Mr Osei-Adjei has been under investigation over rice imports from India earlier this year. In an interview with the BBC, the former minister said he had not been informed of the exact details of the charges, but he denied [...]

Gambie: arrestations de journalistes

Gambie: arrestations de journalistes

Le chef de l’opposition en Gambie, Halifa Sallah, également chef du service politique du journal Foroyaa, a été arrêté jeudi à Banjul, portant à neuf le nombre de journalistes interpellés en quatre jours. M. Sallah, chef de l’Alliance nationale pour la démocratie et le développement (NADD, une coalition de six partis), est l’un des opposants [...]