The Republic (GM)

2 weeks ago | therepublic.gm | Mustapha K Darboe

After a 22-year rule of his poor, indebted country, Yahya Jammeh reluctantly went into self-imposed exile to Equatorial Guinea, following a shocking election defeat to Adama Barrow. A State investigation into his alleged financial wrongdoings found he had stolen at least $362m, lavishly spent on expensive vehicles, aircraft and real estate.

3 weeks ago | therepublic.gm | Awa Macalo

The conviction in the United States of a member of a disbanded Gambian hitsquad that killed and tortured political opponents on orders of ex-president Yahya Jammeh has given hope for justice to victims of human rights violations in his 22–year rule.

1 month ago | therepublic.gm | Mustapha K Darboe

In the last decade, irregular migration, locally called ‘backway’, has led tens of thousands of young Gambians to leave the country for Europe, either in pirogues across the high seas to the Canary Islands or by crossing the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea. Many got stranded en route, often exploited by smugglers or kidnapped for ransom by criminals.