Gambian Communication Minister Sheriif Bojang has left his post in protest at President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to concede defeat in last month's election.

Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have announced a plan to visit Gambia for a second time in less than a month in an effort to persuade the country’s longtime ruler to hand over power to the president-elect.

Exiled Gambian opposition leader Sheikh Sidia Bayo, accused of taking part in a foiled military coup against the country's President Yahya Jammeh last week, has been taken into custody, police say.

Gambia says it will severe all dialogue with the European Union (EU) should the 28-nation bloc use its aid budget to pile pressure on the West African country to overturn a new law against homosexuality.

Gambia has accused the United States and Britain of fomenting multiple coup attempts and supporting the opposition in a bid to topple President Yahya Jammeh and destabilize the country.

The Gambian government has announced it is withdrawing from the Commonwealth, saying it will "never be a member of any neo-colonial institution."

Religious leaders in Gambia have condemned the propaganda made by western countries for the promotion of gay marriage, in their Friday summons in various mosques across the country.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Monday slashed some Western countries for killing innocent people in the name of fighting terrorism.

A Gambian journalist who contributes to The Associated Press was released on bail Thursday after being detained by Gambia's internal security service for nearly three days.

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AP
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has halted the executions of prisoners on death row, at least for now.

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AP
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — The government of Gambia has confirmed that it has executed nine inmates who were on death row, saying in a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior that the prisoners were killed by firing squad on Sunday.

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AP
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Amnesty International says it has credible reports that the West African nation of Gambia has executed nine convicted criminals and that more death-row inmates are under imminent threat.

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AFP
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has sacked his army chief of staff, the president's office has announced, two months after the other top officials were reassigned as deputy ambassadors to various countries.

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Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Fatou Bensouda of Gambia has emerged as the consensus candidate for the high-profile job of chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, a diplomat at the center of the selection process said on Wednesday.