The Gambia is one of Africa's smallest countries and, unlike many of its west African neighbours, has enjoyed long spells of stability since independence. President Yahya Jammeh ruled the country with ...

A former member of a Gambian death squad suspected of shooting AFP's correspondent in the west African country in 2004 was ...

DAKAR, Senegal – Gambia's president has declared the tiny West African country an Islamic republic, saying it is line with the country's majority religion and is an effort to break from a colonial ...

ACCRA (Reuters) - The head of Gambia's electoral commission has fled to Senegal due to threats to his safety after declaring that President Yahya Jammeh lost last month's election, a defeat the ruler ...

Senegalese troops have entered neighboring Gambia amid a growing crisis as the West African nation’s longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down. Jammeh, who took power in a 1994 military coup, ...

ERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African nation the first country anywhere ...

The tiny West African nation of Gambia is poised for an unprecedented handover of power. In a surprise election upset, the opposition candidate... Gambia Poised For Peaceful Transition After 22 Years ...

Gambia’s new President finally arrived in the West African country to govern on Thursday, after days of waiting in a neighboring nation while his predecessor belatedly and reluctantly stepped down ...

BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday declared the formerly secular country an Islamic republic in a move he said was designed to distance the West African state further from ...

SERREKUNDA, Gambia — On the day her daughter was born, Fatou Saho swore from her hospital bed that she would never subject the girl to female genital cutting, a practice that Fatou and three-quarters ...

Gambia's defeated leader has left the country, but it appears that he plundered the state coffers on his way out. The Democratically elected president is set to return from exile. There was another ...

Poll workers register voters during the presidential election in Banjul, Gambia, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon ACCRA (Reuters) - The head of Gambia's electoral commission has fled to ...