The Latest Breaking News from Gambia

The country was once described as a "real-life Tinder dream for geriatrics", but now the government is considering introducing laws that give police powers to arrest local beach boys

Momodou Lamin Faal tried to flee to the Gambia before police caught him

Judges at the United Nations’ highest court on Friday dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority. The decision establishing the International Court of Justice's jurisdiction sets the stage for hearings airing evidence of atrocities against…

UN’s international court of justice rejects arguments advanced by military junta over crackdowns against Muslim minority group

The United Nations’ highest court is set to rule on whether to proceed with a landmark case that accuses Myanmar’s rulers of genocide against the country’s mainly Muslim Rohingya minority

If the objections are dismissed, the court can begin to discuss the evidence for the alleged atrocities.

The Gambian striker joined up with his new Easter Road team-mates for the first time yesterday after his work permit approval came through. The 21-year-old has faced a long wait for the green light

Political activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng died after torture and beating in detention for leading a peaceful march.

A Gambian court has sentenced five former members of the intelligence service to death for the murder of a political activist during the rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.