The Jakhanke of the Senegambia
The Jakhanke are distributed today across several major countries, maintaining strong kinship ties. In Senegal, they are concentrated in the ...
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Ex-Gambian minister appeals Swiss conviction for crimes against humanity
A former Gambian minister appeared in a Swiss court on Monday to appeal against a conviction for crimes against humanity ...
Rohingya Genocide: Why The Gambia Demands Justice at the International Court
Gambia, a predominantly Muslim West African country, filed the case at the ICJ—also known as the World Court—in 2019, accusing ...
The Serer people of West Africa
The Serer people are one of the oldest and largest ethnic groups in Senegambia, with their population concentrated primarily in ...
Gambia takes in Cameroon opposition leader after election-linked protests
Gambia said it was temporarily hosting Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds following a contested presidential election ...
The Gambia government issues stern warning against the return of exiled Jammeh
The Gambian government has issued a stern warning to former exiled president Yahya Jammeh following his recent announcement that he ...
Ghana says 14 people deported from US sent to Nigeria, Gambia
Lawyers for four of 14 West African men deported by the US to Ghana said Monday the men remained in ...
US judge questions deportation of West African migrants to Ghana
A U.S. judge on Saturday said it appeared that President Donald Trump's administration intentionally circumvented immigration laws this week when ...
Kunta Kinteh Island, Gambia
Kunta Kinteh Island, formerly known as James Island and St. Andrew's Island, lies in the middle of the Gambia River, ...
Stone Circles of Senegambia: Silent testimony to an ancient past
Spread across a vast area spanning parts of modern-day Senegal and The Gambia are thousands of megalithic monuments. Collectively known ...