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The Gambia, officially the Republic of the Gambia, is a country in West Africa. [a] [8] Geographically, The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa; [b] it is surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. [9] It is situated on both sides of the lower reaches of the Gambia River, which flows through the ...
Same-sex sexual activity is illegal for both men and women in the Gambia. Criminalisation commenced under the colonial rule of the British. The 1933 Criminal Code provides penalties of prison terms of up to fourteen years. In 2014, the country amended its code to impose even harsher penalties of life imprisonment for "aggravated" cases.
March 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM. ERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in Gambia on Monday rejected, for now, an attempt to repeal a ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African ...
Gambia's high court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for leading a foiled coup last year against President Adama Barrow's administration. Eight soldiers were charged with ...
The People's Progressive Party is a political party in the Gambia. [3] It was the dominant ruling party of the House of Representatives and the presidency from 1962 to 1994. [4] The president throughout this time period was Dawda Jawara. The People's Progressive Party lost power after the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a military coup led by young ...
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia. 13 May – 2023 Gambian local elections [1] 24 February – Gambian president Adama Barrow appoints Muhammad B.S. Jallow as the country's new vice-president after the previous one, Badara Joof, died last month in India. [2] 6 April – The Gambia confirms a case of bird flu. [3]
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.