Gambia announces first coronavirus caseBANJUL, Gambia – The Gambia has recorded its first case of coronavirus, the country's health minister said on Tuesday, March 17, after the government also announced measures to contain its spread.
In a televised statement, Health Minister Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said officials in the tiny We....
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5 more Serie A players test positive for coronavirus
ROME, Italy – Four footballers from Sampdoria and one at Fiorentina have tested positive for coronavirus, the Italian clubs said on Friday, March 13.
Gambia defender Omar Colley, Sweden midfielder Albin Ekdal, Norway playmaker Morten Thorsby and former Italy Under-21 forward Antonio La G....
World Court to rule on emergency measures in Rohingya genocide caseThe International Court of Justice on Thursday will rule on a request for emergency measures by Gambia, which has filed a case against Myanmar accusing it of genocide against the Muslim minority Rohingya population.....
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Gambia's ex-dictator Jammeh reportedly wants to come homeBANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambia's longtime dictator Yahya Jammeh, who fled into exile three years ago after an election loss, has announced plans to return to the West African nation where human rights activists say he ordered the killings of political opponents during his rule.
The deputy spokesm....
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FM: New Gambian Consulate in Dakhla Reflects Rabat-Banjul Strong RelationsRabat – Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita has expressed satisfaction with the inauguration of Gambia's general consulate in Dakhla, southern Morocco. Bourita and his counterpart Mamadou Tangara chaired the opening ceremony. Before commenting on the general consulate's inaugu....
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Gambia Opens General Consulate in Morocco's DakhlaRabat – Gambia officially opened its General Consulate in the Moroccan southern city of Dakhla in Western Sahara on Tuesday, January 7. Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamadou Tangara chaired the opening ceremony with his Gambian counterpart Mamadou Tangara in the presence of several off....
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Gambia to Open Consulate in Morocco's DakhlaRabat – The Gambian government has announced its decision to open a consulate in Dakhla, Western Sahara "in the near future." Morocco considers Dakhla part of its sovereign territory. Gambian minister of foreign affairs Mamadou Tangara said on December 12 at a press briefing in Rabat that his ....
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Suu Kyi slammed for 'silence' over Myanmar genocide claimsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Gambia hit out Thursday, December 12, at Aung San Suu Kyi's "silence" over the plight of Rohingya Muslims after the Nobel peace laureate defended Myanmar against genocide charges at the UN's top court.
Lawyers for the African country said her arguments that Myanmar....
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Genocide argued three times before UN's top courtAung San Suu Kyi's rejection of genocide claims against Myanmar at the United Nation's (UN) top court referred to a number of previous international cases where genocide could not be proven.
Here are three key examples that could guide how the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague res....
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Myanmar genocide charge 'misleading'Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi told the UN's top court yesterday there was no "genocidal intent" in Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, despite admitting the army may have used excessive force.
She rejected the "misleading and incomplete" allegations by The Gambia that Myanmar's 2017.......
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Suu Kyi says genocide case brought against Myanmar 'misleading'Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the case brought against her country at the World Court was "incomplete and misleading" as she began her defence to accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority on Wednesday.
Gambia, a small West African country, has launched a case against Mya....
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Five questions on the ICJ and genocideMyanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared on Tuesday at the International Court of Justice to defend her country against claims it committed genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
Here are some key questions about how the UN's top court, which was set up in 1946 to arbitrate disputes betwee....
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Nobel laureates ask Suu Kyi to be held accountable for crimes against Rohingya MuslimsSeven Nobel peace laureates, in a statement, have called on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to acknowledge the crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims and hold the country's army commanders responsible, it emerged on Tuesday.
The case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hagu....
Suu Kyi leads defense against genocide rapFallen democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi will make history when she defends Myanmar in The Hague this week against charges of genocide targeting the Buddhist state's minority Rohingya Muslims.
The African state of Gambia, acting on behalf of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation, will......
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Myanmar leader Suu Kyi departs for genocide hearingsMyanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi departed on Sunday for the UN's top court in The Hague to defend the country against charges of genocide of its Rohingya Muslim minority.
Suu Kyi was pictured smiling as she walked through the airport in the nation's capital, Naypyita....
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At least 58 migrants killed after boat capsizes off coast of northwest AfricaAt least 58 people were killed Wednesday when a boat carrying more than 150 migrant children and adults capsized off the coast of Mauritania in northwest Africa, according to the International Organization for Migration. The vessel had left Gambia last week and was bound for Spain's Canary Islands,.....
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Migrants protect Italy's farms despite racismAfter carefully checking bunches of succulent, dark-skinned grapes native to Italy's Piedmont wine region, Alhagie Jallow — who arrived from Gambia five years ago — nodded in approval.....
Suu Kyi to contest Rohingya genocide case at world courtAung San Suu Kyi will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to contest a case filed by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, her government said on Wednesday.....
Gambia truth hearings grip nation as past atrocities emergeBANJUL, Gambia (AP) — The confessions stop people short in Gambia's sunbaked streets, drawing crowds to radios crackling with accounts of atrocities that are only now coming to light.
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Myanmar faces genocide lawsuit at top U.N. courtTHE HAGUE, Netherlands – Myanmar faced accusations of genocide in a landmark lawsuit filed by Gambia at the UN's top court on Monday, November 11, over the Southeast Asian nation's treatment of Rohingya Muslims, Gambia's government said.
Gambia said it was acting on behalf of the 57-nation Org....
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Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaignTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations' highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against its Rohingya Muslim minority and asking the International Court of Justice to urgently order measures "to stop Myanmar's genocidal conduct immediately.....
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Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at World CourtGambia has filed a case at the United Nation's top court against Myanmar accusing it of committing genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, the country's Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said on Monday.....
Sri Lanka backs readmission of the Maldives to the CommonwealthSri Lanka has welcomed a proposal for the readmission of the Maldives to the Commonwealth family reiterating that Sri Lanka fully supports the fast track procedure previously applied in the readmission of Gambia, to allow the Maldives to participate fully at CHOGM 2020 in Rwanda. Sri Lanka made th....
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Dawda Jawara, founding father of Gambia, dies at 95Dawda Jawara, a veterinarian-turned-politician who led Gambia to independence from the British and then presided over the country as it became one of Africa's longest-running democracies, died Aug 27 at his home in Fajara, a coastal suburb of Banjul, the capital. He was 95.....
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Seeking the truth about atrocities in Gambia, live on YouTubeThe day Malick Jatta confessed to shooting one of Gambia's best-known journalists, he wore the camouflage uniform of the armed forces and said the kill order came right from the former president. The testimony was streamed live, and tens of thousands watched.....
CAN 2019: Recent Losses Don't Dampen Morocco's Hope to Win Title Rabat – Despite losing back-to-back friendly matches leading up to the start of the tournament, Dirar told ONsport "I predict the final to be between Egypt and Morocco." The last time the Lions won the Cup of Nations title was 1976. Last week, Gambia bested the Moroccan squad when they scored ....
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Gambia begins truth commission hearings on rights abusesBANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambia has opened hearings for its Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission as the West African nation starts to address the alleged human rights abuses committed over more than two decades.The commission.......
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Gambia's journalists, free from dictator, work to win trustJournalists in Gambia have launched a self-regulatory body they hope will offer legitimacy, and far more freedom, to media emerging from a dictatorship that ruled the tiny West African nation for more than two decades.....
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Chinese State Councilor to visit four African countriesChinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Burkina Faso, Gambia and Senegal from Jan. 2 to 6, 2019.....
U.S bars ex-president over corruptionThe United States has barred former President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia and his immediate family from the country. U.S. Department of State, in a statement on 'Public Designation of The Gambia's Yahya Jammeh,' said the ex-president was sanctioned over "his involvement in significant corruption," NA....
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US blocks ex-Gambian president, family from enteringBANJUL, Gambia (AP) — The U.S. State Department says former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and members of his immediate family are now ineligible for entry into the United States.The decision comes almost two years after Jammeh.......
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Gambians embrace new freedoms with environment activismBANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Hundreds of Gambians were grateful for the jobs created by a Chinese-run fish processing plant that arrived in 2014. Then they were shocked when dead fish began washing up on a nearby shore.Residents of the.......
Prince Charles Joins A Dance Party On Royal Tour In GhanaPrince Charles seemed to take a page from his son Prince Harry’s recent royal tour when he joined a traditional cultural performance while visiting Accra, Ghana. Rebecca English, the royal reporter for The Daily Mail, tweeted a video of the heir to the British throne shaking a small percussio....
