A neighbour murdered a mother and her two daughters by setting fire to their flat because he was unhappy about bags of rubbish being left in an alleyway behind their building, a court has heard. Jamie ...

A German court on Thursday sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist.

Malick Jatta, a military personnel and a member of the hit-squad of then-president, Yahya Jammeh, told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that he participated in the killing ...

A court in Germany has sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison for his role in a paramilitary unit that killed opponents of former ruler Yahya Jammeh. Bai Lowe, 47, was a driver for the unit known ...

Dakar/Johannesburg — Six of the eight Gambian Press Union (GPU) officials and journalists arrested last week have now been freed on bail. The journalists still face serious charges including ...

A man who murdered a mother and her two daughters by setting fire to their flat has been jailed for life. Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, died along with Fatimah and Naeemah Drammeh, aged three and one, after ...

Deyda Hydara – one of The Gambia’s most respected journalists who stood up to the dictatorial regime of former president Yahya Jammeh – was killed in a drive-by shooting on 16 December 2004. In 2019, ...