Gunfire erupted in Gambia's capital Banjul overnight and soldiers blocked the bridge leading to the centre of the seaside city amid media reports of an attempted coup. A diplomat said unknown gunmen ...

West African soldiers entered the Gambian capital to prepare for the arrival of President Adama Barrow, a day after his predecessor went into exile. Economic Community of West African States forces ...

BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — The Latest on Gambia’s political crisis, sparked by defeated leader Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to leave office (all times local): 1:40 a.m. Gambia’s defeated leader Yahya Jammeh says ...

BANJUL (Reuters) - Scores of West African soldiers were seen preparing to make a ferry crossing to Gambia's capital, Banjul, on Sunday, several witnesses said, as part of a mission to secure the ...

Gambia’s president-elect said Thursday he will be sworn into office at the Gambian embassy in neighboring Senegal, while there was no word from longtime leader Yahya Jammeh on the day that his mandate ...

On September 15, 2025, police arrested and detained five individuals at the National Audit Office in Kanifing. The victims include activists Omar Saibo Camara, Public Relations Officer of the civil ...

BANJUL, April 6 (Reuters) - Gambian authorities have detected the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a wild bird reserve, the ministry of agriculture said in a statement seen by Reuters on Thursday, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Gunfire erupted in Gambia's capital Banjul overnight and soldiers blocked the bridge ...

BANJUL (Reuters) - Scores of West African soldiers were seen preparing to make a ferry crossing to Gambia's capital, Banjul, on Sunday, several witnesses said, as part of a mission to secure the ...