Offstream
news

A mass grave containing the bodies of 12 people is discovered in The Gambia. The victims were allegedly killed in 2005 by paramilitary forces controlled by former president Yahya Jammeh, according to human rights groups.
2018-05-16

The new government of the Gambia accuses ex-President Yahya Jammeh's supporters of assisting and sheltering foreign militants (the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance).
2018-04-1

The Gambia formally rejoins the Commonwealth five years after its former President Yahya Jammeh withdrew the West African country, calling it a "neocolonial institution".
2018-02-8

Voters in the Gambia go to the polls for an election, the country's first legislative election since longtime President Yahya Jammeh resigned and left the country.
2017-04-6

Former President Yahya Jammeh leaves The Gambia on a plane reportedly bound for Guinea.
2017-01-21

The president of Senegal urges The Gambia's fallen dictator Yahya Jammeh to respect the result of the polls.
2016-12-12

Gambian security forces are deployed on the streets of the capital Banjul, following President Yahya Jammeh's rejection of last week's presidential election result.
2016-12-10

Opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeats Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, bringing an end to Jammeh's 22-year-rule in the West African nation.
2016-12-2

The Gambia bans female genital mutilation with President Yahya Jammeh saying it is not required in Islam.
2015-11-25

Two former military chiefs in The Gambia are charged over an alleged plot to remove President Yahya Jammeh from office in 2006; critics say the government is manipulating coup allegations for its own gain.
2010-06-18