Families of those lost on one of the deadliest maritime disaster in peacetime gather to remember the more than 1800 who lost their lives on the 20th anniverssary of the Joola Ferry capsizing (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Late in the Gambian nighttime, one man and his apprentice are hard at work to make sure their town will be happy when the sun rises (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Gambians react to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who died in Balmoral at the age of 96, after a 70-year reign (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Tunisia's fishing community says it's being forced to rescue thousands of migrants fleeing Africa across the Mediterranean Sea because the authorities are turning a blind eye to the problem. The local fishermen claim this is not only...

1. Pan of people sitting along desert road with telescopes 2. Man looking at sky through telescope 3. Various of man setting up telescope 4. Row of tourist buses 5. Close up of French flag 6. People on desert road 7. SOUNDBITE: (English)...

Various, Recent 1. Various of illegal immigrants in rowboat believed to be off the Strait of Gibraltar 2. Illegals in the boat 3. Various of Civil Guard pulling the illegals off the rowboat and on board the Civil Guard patrol ship 4....

1. Wide shot of podium at African Union summit 2. Close up of African Union chairman, Alpha Oumar Konare, former president of Mali 3. Mid shot of Laurent Gbagbo, president of Ivory Coast 4. UPSOUND: (French) Alpha Oumar Konare, African...

Italian restorers revealed on Friday a reconstructed Roman-era cage similar to those once used to hoist wild animals into the Colosseum.Eight men, backs bent over a winch, pushed heavily against wooden handles hoisting the 500-kilogram...

CLEAN: Families of Senegal shipwreck victims support Fren

CLEAN : Activists denounce Africas silence over migrant drownings

Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission demonstrates the country’s unique way of choosing their president with voters dropping marbles into coloured metal urns

The departure of three countries from the Rome Statute is a setback not a crisis says ICC prosecutor as the International Criminal Court opens its annual meeting

Proud Gambians herald inauguration of new President Adama Barrow after 22 years of Yahya Jammeh's iron fisted rule

Gambians celebrate as their new president Adama Barrow takes the oath of office in the country's embassy in Senegal

Neighbourhoods near the Gambian capital Banjul are eerily quiet with families fleeing amid fears of violence as defeated President Yahya Jammeh declares a state of emergency

CLEAN: Exterior Interview with President Yahya Jammeh regarding AIDS treatments on February 20, 2007 in UNSPECIFIED, Gambia.

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

Gambia's coalition opposition supporters take to the streets denouncing President Yahya Jammeh as a dictator and a killer on the final day of campaigning ahead of a presidential poll on Thursday

Gambia's coalition opposition supporters take to the streets denouncing President Yahya Jammeh as a dictator and a killer on the final day of campaigning ahead of a presidential poll on Thursday

CLEAN: The Gambia's former leader has left the country for Equatorial Guinea, after finally agreeing to step aside from power. Yahya Jammeh had been refusing to stand down for weeks, despite losing the democratic election to Adama Barrow...

Britain's foreign secretary says Gambia will return to the Commonwealth and has Britain's support now that long time leader Yahya Jammeh has given up power after 22 years running the West African country.Boris Johnson met with new...

In the home village of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh billboards bearing his image are still in place following his decision to leave the country on Saturday ending a political crisis

The Commissioner for Political Affairs at the African Union Commission said on Sunday in Addis Ababa that the group was relieved that former President Yahya Jammeh has left Gambia and handed over power to its newly-elected leader, Adama...

The Gambia's longtime opposition wins an absolute majority in parliamentary elections easily defeating the party of ousted leader Yahya Jammeh despite low voter turnout