Gambian President Adama Barrow has fired the head of the country's prison service, who oversaw almost two decades of alleged torture and mistreatment under ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh. Barrow dismissed ...

BANJUL, Gambia – Gambian soldiers picked up Tijan Barrow, beat him with their guns and threw him into a cell at the notorious National Intelligence Agency prison. His alleged crime: Creating and ...

(Reuters) - A Texas businessman convicted of plotting to violate the U.S. Neutrality Act in a failed 2014 bid to overthrow the government of Gambia and install himself as president of the tiny African ...

As part of their 'Back to School Initiative' and to ensure families of convicted prisoners remains functional while one parents is incarcerated, Prison Fellowship The Gambia on Friday presented ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast A Gambian lawmaker says the National Assembly has passed a bill imposing life imprisonment for some homosexual acts. Minority leader Samba Jallow said Monday the bill brings life ...

Following on the heels of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's threat to "cut off the head" of any homosexual the government catches, police in the West African nation arrested two Spanish men May 30 for ...

The Jollof Care Center, in partnership with CS Painting, recently gave a facelift to the country's main prison, Mile 2 Central Prison, with colourful painting of the female cell and the infirmary ward ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The president of Gambia has signed a bill into law that calls for life imprisonment for some homosexual acts, the latest African country to codify harsh penalties for the gay ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tijan Barrow, 35, part of the youth coalition and in charge of printing #Gambiahasdecided T-shirts for the coalition and movement ...