In unprecedented move, former human rights icon defends Myanmar generals at ICJ over killings, rape and displacement.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez indicated that Spain will launch a new strategy to improve relations with Africa, especially Western Africa and the Sahel, which will be considered priority regions.

Candidates begin registering for The Gambia's presidential election on December 1

As the rebel slave who defied his captors Kunta Kinte immortalised in print and on screen in Roots put The Gambia on the map for historical tourism

The presidents of Senegal and The Gambia announce that they want to take cooperation to a level higher than any other before at a joint press conference in the Sengalese capital Dakar

CLEAN : Senegal Gambia border dispute talks postponed

No deal was reached in The Gambia Tuesday despite efforts by a heavyweight delegation including four West African heads of state

Opposition candidate Adama Barrow pulled off a stunning victory in The Gambia, comfortably winning a presidential election and putting an end to the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh, according to official results

Nigeria should consider giving asylum to The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh as a way of ending the political crisis in his country say lawmakers with one saying Jammeh is a fellow African brother and Nigeria needs to give him a soft...

VOICED: A military operation aimed at installing The Gambia's new president has been halted as West African leaders make one last attempt to persuade longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh to stand down. Despite the standoff, thousands of Gambians...

Three hundred Dutch holiday-makers arrive home from The Gambia after President Yahya Jammeh announced a state of emergency triggering travel advisory warnings by Britain and the Netherlands

Travel agencies in the Netherlands have begun work to bring tourists back from The Gambia after President Yahya Jammeh announced a state of emergency triggering travel advisory warnings by Britain and the Netherlands

British tourists arrive at Manchester Airport from The Gambia on a repatriation flight organised by tour operator Thomas Cook after Gambian president Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency

CLEAN: The British Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to The Gambia, based upon the risk of political unrest. Gambia's President-elect, Adam Barrow, a former security guard at Argos, has said he will be...

Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia's leader for 22 years flew out of the country Saturday after declaring he would step down and hand power to President Adama Barrow ending a political crisis

After Yahya Jammeh flew out of The Gambia on Saturday ending 22 years at the helm of the tiny west African nation Gambians said they were looking forward to welcoming in their new president Adama Barrow

Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia's leader for 22 years flew out of the country Saturday after declaring he would step down and hand power to President Adama Barrow ending a political crisis

Tourists begin to evacuate resorts in The Gambia in an exodus sparked by the country's state of emergency

For the first time, demonstrators in The Gambia are permitted to march and demand justice for an incident that happened 17 years ago whereby the nation's security forces opened fire on student demonstrations leaving 14 people dead

As the rebel slave who defied his captors Kunta Kinte immortalised in print and on screen in Roots put The Gambia on the map for historical tourism