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Radio and television. Radio: The state-owned Gambia Radio and Television Service has two AM stations (Bonto, Basse) and three FM stations (Bonto, Serrekunda, Banjul). There are also seven private FM stations in Serrekunda, Banjul, and Basse. [1] Transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available, some via shortwave radio (2007).
t. e. Yahya Abdul-Aziz James Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer, who served as President of the Gambia from 1996 to 2017, as well as Chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council from 1994 to 1996. Jammeh was born in Kanilai, in the Gambia, and is a Muslim of the Jola ethnic group.
Ebrima Manneh. Ebrima B. Manneh (February 18, 1978 [1] –2008?) was a Gambian journalist who was arrested in July 2006 and secretly held in custody. [2] In March 2019, the Gambian newspapers The Trumpet and "The Point" newspaper reported that Manneh died in mid-2008 while being taken from a police station to the Diabugu Batapa hospital.
The fight to overturn the FGM ban in the Gambia In addition to banning the practice in 2015, the Gambian government also adopted a national strategy and policy last September to end the practice ...
A Swiss court has sentenced a former Gambian minister to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity. Ousman Sonko fled to Switzerland in 2016, shortly before Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was ...
v. t. e. Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 4 December 2021. [1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Adama Barrow of the National People's Party, who received 53% of the vote, defeating five other candidates.
Freedom Newspaper – online. The Standard – online. The Daily News – online.
Banjul, The Gambia. Alma mater. University of Limoges. UCLouvain. Mamadou Tangara (born 4 June 1965) [1] is a Gambian diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2018, having previously served in 2012 and from 2010–2012. Tangara also served as Gambian Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2017 ...