At least in the short term, it looks unlikely that Jammeh will face either his victims or consequences for human rights abuses
- Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
There is a real sense of optimism in The Gambia: for the first time since Yahya Jammeh came to power, there has been open dissent of the regime and a feeling of ownership of the country’s future.
Saudi Arabia has upheld a blogger’s flogging sentence, in defiance of international pressure. How long will this go on?
With the world’s attention on the tragedy of the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa, another awful development has largely slipped under the radar. In The Gambia, a small country frequented each year…
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