Tag: The Gambia

News / World - 8 years ago

Survivors of Yahya Jammeh's bogus Aids cure sue former Gambian leader

The Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, has been summoned to court for the first time since he was forced out of office more than a year ago as survivors of his controversial HIV treatment programme sued for compensation. Lawyers for Lamin Cees...

News / World - 8 years ago

Gambia accuses ex-president's supporters of sheltering rebels

The Gambia’s new government has accused supporters of the former president, Yahya Jammeh, of welcoming foreign rebels into their homes in an attempt to destabilise the country. Residents of Foni, the Gambian region where Jammeh had a vast farm and a...