| 5,598,630 |
13.4531 |
-16.5775 |
Gambia |
|
Gambia's election campaign wrapped up Tuesday with rival presidential candidates staging rallies in the tiny capital Banjul ahead of the poll tipped to hand incumbent Yahya Jammeh a fourth term. |
| 5,598,633 |
13.4531 |
-16.5775 |
Gambia |
|
Staff and students of the Presidents International Award (PIA) staged a mass protest against the re-appointment of their former chief executive officer, Abdoulie Bah, by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.The angry students, who were chanting we dont want Abdoulie Bah said they need the help of the authorities to address the problem at PIA. |
| 5,598,637 |
13.25 |
-16.33333 |
Gambia |
|
Four are killed in a landmine blast, believed to have been a remnant of a 2007 war with Senegal. |
| 5,598,641 |
13.17639 |
-16.01649 |
Gambia |
|
Four people are killed when their cart hits a landmine near the Casamance region. |
| 5,598,647 |
13.4531 |
-16.5775 |
Gambia |
|
Imam Baba Leigh, a human rights activist and religious leader, was arrested by the NIA after he criticized the governments use of the death penalty in one of his sermons. During his five month incommunicado detention, he was severely tortured |
| 5,598,650 |
13.4531 |
-16.5775 |
Gambia |
|
Thousands gathered in Banjul to protest against the 17-point demands by the European Union, which include infrastructure and health improvements, in exchange for the financing to do so. Many see this as an encroachment upon their national autonomy. |
| 5,598,654 |
13.4531 |
-16.5775 |
Gambia |
|
Baboucarr Ceesay, journalist and vice president of the Gambia Press Union, was arrested by plain-clothes officers of the National Intelligence Agency shortly after he left his residence. No reason was given for his arrest, though the detention is likely political. Baboucarr Ceesay was detained for four days in September after seeking a permit for protest from police officials. |
| 5,598,659 |
13.4531 |
-16.5775 |
Gambia |
|
Col. Ndure Cham, former chief of staff of the armed forces, who was implicated in leading the 2006 attempted coup, went missing after having fled towards the border with Senegal in August 2013 |
| 5,598,663 |
13.4531 |
-16.5775 |
Gambia |
|
Col. Solo Bojang, a senior officer with the Gambia National Army in charge of Kanilai Guard, was charged with multiple criminal charges (theft, conspiracy, abuse of office, etc.) |
| 5,598,667 |
13.78333 |
-15.15 |
Gambia |
|
Armed men attacked businesses in Upper Saloum District village of Panchang, Central River Region |
