Three survivors of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s HIV/AIDS “cure” have sued the former leader in a lawsuit filed Thursday in the nation’s high court. The plaintiffs are seeking financial ...

After publicly conceding electoral defeat last week, President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has reversed course and is calling for a new election. Jammeh has ruled the tiny West African country since ...

Victims of Yahya Jammeh, who ruled the West African country for 22 years, welcomed the announcement but said exactly how he will be brought to justice is not clear. By Saikou Jammeh and Ruth ...

Three women have accused Gambia’s ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, of carrying out a series of rapes and sexual assaults while in power, according to Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International ...

On Thursday, the population of the tiny West African tourist hotspot will vote on whether to give Yahya Jammeh a further five years in power. A larger-than-life character who claims to be able to ...

The Gambia's former dictator Yahya Jammeh has said he intends to take back control of his political party and declared he is "coming back", in an audio message obtained by AFP on Thursday.

(The Hague) – A Gambian truth commission has heard testimony that former president Yahya Jammeh was responsible for numerous grave crimes during his 22 years in office, Human Rights Watch said ...

Two days before Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is supposed to cede power, he has declared a state of emergency in the country. He has refused to step down to make way for Adama Barrow, who won ...

Gambia’s longtime leader Yahya Jammeh has agreed to step down and leave the country. Mr. Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years, had refused to accept Adama Barrow’s Dec. 1 election win. Photo ...

BANJUL, Gambia -- Gambia’s defeated leader Yahya Jammeh and his family headed into political exile Saturday night, ending a 22-year reign of fear and a post-election political standoff that ...

Three survivors of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s HIV/AIDS “cure” have sued the former leader in a lawsuit filed Thursday in the nation’s high court. The plaintiffs are seeking financial ...