The Gambia opened its first trial Thursday against a member of the country's notorious "Junglers" paramilitary unit, which acted as a death squad under the reign of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. The ...

(Reuters) -A Gambian man who was part of an armed unit run by former dictator Yahya Jammeh and was convicted of torture by a U.S. jury in April has been sentenced to more than 67 years in prison, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — A Gambian court on Thursday opened the trial of one of the leaders of former dictator Yahya Jammeh 's ...

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the West Africa sub-regional bloc ECOWAS approved the establishment of a “Special Tribunal for The Gambia” to prosecute crimes against humanity, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A former member of the military in Gambia was convicted in Denver on Tuesday of charges that he tortured people suspected of involvement in a failed coup ...

The Gambia Reparations Commission has begun paying reparations to victims of human rights abuses committed under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, marking a major step in the country’s ...

BANJUL, Gambia(AP) — A Gambian court on Thursday opened the trial of one of the leaders of former dictator Yahya Jammeh 's notorious death squad. Sanna Manjang, who headed a feared paramilitary unit ...