Vol 54 No 17 | GAMBIA Jammeh tightens the screw 21st August 2013 The President clamps down on the media, sacks officials and raises tension with Senegal but his US backing may be weakening President Yahya Jammeh likes to be seen to be in charge, active and striking everywhere. This month alone he has sacked three ministers, while the former Chief Justice,...
Vol 46 No 25 | GAMBIA Teflon Jammeh 16th December 2005 Accusations of gross humans rights abuses and corrupt deals with the late Nigerian military leader, General Sani Abacha, barely worry President Yahya Jammeh. The Commonwealth and others have...
Vol 46 No 6 | GAMBIA Cold murder trail 18th March 2005 Efforts to find out who murdered Deyda Hydara, Editor of The Point newspaper, on 16 December become more bizarre by the day. Gambian police arrested Wally Hakim Mahmoud,...
Vol 44 No 17 | GAMBIA Friends new and old 29th August 2003 Jammeh must keep new friends in D.C. away from old mates in Tripoli and Monrovia In recent years, President Yahya Jammeh has quietly established himself as one of former Liberian President Charles Taylor's best allies in West Africa. Their relationship seemed to...
Vol 41 No 14 | GAMBIA Death on the river 7th July 2000 New troubles face President Yahya Jammeh following the shooting of 13 student demonstrators in early April (AC Vol 41 No 8). Opposition leader Oussainou Darboe was arrested on...