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

Gambians want swift justice for the crimes of fallen dictator Yahya Jammeh's regime but the new government faces an uphill battle to jail the most prolific abusers

Gambians want swift justice for the crimes of fallen dictator Yahya Jammeh's regime but the new government faces an uphill battle to jail the most prolific abusers

Six months ago businessman and political novice Adama Barrow took power in Africa's smallest mainland country after delivering a stunning defeat against ex leader Yahya Jammeh who had ruled brutally for 22 years

Gambian president Adama Barrow holds a press conference at State House in Banjul where he discusses the state of the economy migration and justice for the victims of former dictator Yayah Jammeh

A year ago Gambians wept with joy as strongman Yahya Jammeh left this small west African nation for exile after 22 years of iron fisted rule ushering in what they hoped was a new era

A project by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce has established a network of 1,800 companies that wish to introduce migrant employees to their workforce.

Britain's Prince Charles is visiting Gambia for the first time since the African country rejoined the Commonwealth.

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall met Gambian President Adama Barrow in the country's capital Banjul on Thursday.

GAMBIAN PRESIDENT HOLDS WELCOME CEREMONY FOR BRITAIN'S CHARLES AND CAMILLA

BRITISH ROYALS RECEIVE HONOUR GUARD WELCOME IN GAMBIA

British royals Prince Charles and Camilla paid a visit to the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Banjul during an official visit on Thursday.

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall met Gambian President Adama Barrow in the country's capital Banjul on Thursday (November 1).

A Gambian beauty pageant winner has accused the country's former dictator Yahya Jammeh of raping her four years ago, the latest allegation of human rights abuses committed by the ex-president now living in exile in Equatorial Guinea.

With henchmen of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh testifying at the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) the Gambian justice minister says that care must be taken to ensure that more grim truths about Jammeh's 22...

The face of former president Yahya Jammeh which was printed on all bank notes in The Gambia has been removed from new bills more than two years after his flight from the West African country (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

A former army officer who played a key role in the state coup that saw Yahya Jammeh take power in Gambia in 1994 and who went on to serve him loyally for 13 years admits his responsibility in the arrest torture and execution of suspected...

If it were genocide there would not be any of these people (Rohingya) left says one Yangon resident as people in Myanmar give their take on the hearing at the International Court of Justice where de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi leaves the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague after the second day of trial where she faced calls for Myanmar to stop the genocide of Rohingya Muslims as she personally led her...

Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at the UN's top court Tuesday to personally defend Myanmar against accusations of genocide against Rohingya Muslims (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Outside of the ICJ Gambia's Justice Minister urges Myanmar to stop the genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority after The Gambia set out its case as former democracy icon and Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi personally...

Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi leads the Burmese delegation and addresses the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as Myanmar's civilian leader personally leads the defense team against accusations by other countries of genocide...

Pro-Rohingya protesters demonstrate in front of the International Court of Justice where Gambia launched a case against Myanmar for what it called the genocide of the Southeast Asian country's Rohingya minority group (Footage by AFPTV...

Three years after being ousted from power former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh is still revered by a part of the population (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)