The Latest Breaking News from Gambia

Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide

Case centres around Myanmar military’s operations in 2016 and 2017 that sent over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh to escape persecution

Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the Cameroon candidate declared runner-up in October's presidential election, is in Banjul, in the Gambia, reportedly for "humanitarian reasons," according to the Gambian government.

Plenty of action in the African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, with Gabon's star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who scored four goals against Gambia. Group C leaders Benin won 1-0 in Rwanda to go two points clear of South Africa, who could only draw 0-0 with Zimbabwe. Nigeria defeated Lesotho 2-1…

A group of West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana earlier this month have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government for unlawful detention. Lawyers representing the deportees report they are still being held in a military camp near Accra, even though there are no formal charges…

Ghana has sent 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to their home countries

The incident is one of the deadliest in recent years

The practice was banned a decade ago but authorities are struggling to clamp down on culprits.

A brewing “sea war” off Gambia pits local fishermen against foreign trawlers, and each other, as overfishing and global seafood demand strain dwindling stocks. The clashes are fracturing coastal communities, with experts warning that Gambia’s fish population could collapse within years.