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United States district judge Christine Arguello of Colorado sentences former Gambian paramilitary member Michael Sang Correa to 67.5 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of torture and conspiracy to commit torture related to abuses committed in 2006 as part of ex-president Yahya Jammeh's death squad. The case marks the first successful U.S. federal conviction for torture under its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
2025-08-22

The Gambia warns ousted leader Yahya Jammeh not to return to the country, saying his safety cannot be guaranteed if he returns without permission, a government spokesman says. A spokesman for Jammeh's party says he could arrive back at any time from exile in Equatorial Guinea.
2020-01-12

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

Leaders from the West African bloc ECOWAS and from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation plead with Gambian long-time President Yahya Jammeh who lost in the recently held elections to step aside or face consequences.
2016-12-18

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

President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia declares the country an Islamic republic.
2015-12-12

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

Charges occur in The Gambia's attempted coup d'état to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh.
2010-03-18

Kenya deports to Gambia a radical Jamaican Muslim cleric who is on a global terror watch list.
2010-01-7