Former VP of The Gambia Tambajang shares her views on the elections

West African nations have given The Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh until Friday at noon to leave office. They have deployed air, land, and sea forces inside the country to support his successor, President Adama Barrow.

Former president Yayha Jammeh has finally agreed to leave office, avoiding a military confrontation with West Africa nations.

Thousands of cheering Gambians gathered for a ceremony on Saturday to officially inaugurate President Adama Barrow.

The Gambia has given Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier a warm welcome. The West African country has just emerged from more than two decades of dictatorship.

The Gambian government has put up for sale some of the luxury belongings of the country's ex-dictator, Yahyah Jammeh. President Adama Barrow's government wants to auction the items to offset the country's huge debt.

The Gambia is one of the poorest countries in the world. 22 years of dictatorship and high unemployment has made migration a lucrative option for young people. But when they're returned home they can find themselves overwhelmed by a sense of shame.

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International observer former Vice-President of The Gambia Fatoumata Tambajang shares her views on the Nigerian elections.

The European Union observer mission says Nigeria's elections needs serious reforms as the elections were marred by the involvement of military personnel. The Nigerian Army has denied the alleged involvement of its men in the violence that erupted in some states during the country’s governorship election.

As The Gambia's tourist season begins, hotel owners are still trying to 'cut down on losses' after the bankruptcy of British tour operator Thomas Cook on 23 September 2019. The British holidaymaker was one of the largest tourist outfitters in the small West African country, with 45% of tourists entering The Gambia through Thomas Cook according to The Gambia's government. Two emergency meetings have been organised by the government to find an emergency solution before the country's touristic season begins in November. from hotel owners in Banjul

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Fed-up with thieves and robbers, young people from one of the largest cities in the Gambia set up a militia to patrol the streets at night.