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Gambia foils alleged coup attempt, arrests four soldiers

UN Gambia President Adama Barrow

Banjul, Gambia Reuters Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow’s administration, the government said on Wednesday. The Gambian Armed Forces High Command arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged coup after a military operation on Tuesday, it said in a statement. President of The […]

Gambian women testify about sex abuse under ex-president Jammeh

Gambia testimony

Dakar, Senegal Thomson Reuters Foundation Speaking calmly through tears, in a hearing streamed live on YouTube, former beauty queen Fatou Jallow told how Gambia’s ex-president Yahya Jammeh locked her in a room and raped her. The 23-year-old’s testimony on Thursday concluded three weeks of public hearings dedicated to sexual and gender-based violence under Jammeh’s presidency, […]