ADAMA BARROW SWORN IN AS GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT IN SENEGAL

Hundreds of West African soldiers had previously deployed to the Gambian border to back Barrow in a showdown with Jammeh... READ MORE›

GAMBIA: YAHYA JAMMEH GETS A FINAL DEADLINE TO STEP DOWN

The leaders of Guinea and Mauritania headed for The Gambia on Friday for talks with Jammeh ahead of a deadline for him to leave power... READ MORE›

JAMMEH GIVEN LAST CHANCE TO RESIGN AS TROOPS CLOSE IN

West African leaders are in The Gambia to try to persuade Yahya Jammeh to cede power to his elected successor... READ MORE›

GAMBIA'S JAMMEH 'TO QUIT AND LEAVE', SAYS ADAMA BARROW

West African nations have deployed troops in The Gambia threatening to drive him out of office by force... READ MORE›

NANA AKUFO-ADDO SWORN IN AS GHANA'S NEW PRESIDENT

Nana Akufo-Addo was sworn in as Ghana's new president on Saturday, in a ceremony attended by dozens of African leaders... READ MORE›

GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT JAMMEH REFUSES TO LEAVE OFFICE AS DEADLINE PASSES

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down despite the threat of military intervention by neighbouring states... READ MORE›

THE GAMBIA HOPING TO REVIVE KEY TOURISM INDUSTRY

The Gambia, a tiny, tourism-reliant country in West Africa, typically averages around 4,000 visitors a week during its peak month of January... READ MORE›

DESPITE EXPIRED TERM GAMBIAS PRESIDENT REFUSES TO LEAVE OFFICE EVEN AS TROOPS NEAR

Troops from neighboring Senegal moved to the border with Gambia, a tiny West African country on the Atlantic Ocean... READ MORE›

NANA AKUFO-ADDO TO BE SWORN IN AS GHANA'S NEW PRESIDENT

Ghana's new president, Nana Akufo-Addo, will be sworn in on Saturday after beating incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama in elections last month... READ MORE›

Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials... READ MORE›

AFRICAN LEADERS HEAD TO THE GAMBIA FOR MEDIATION TALKS

West African heads of state to arrive in Banjul to ask President Jammeh to step down, according to Senegalese official... READ MORE›

Abby Haglage in the Daily Beast says Dr Spencer's case could affect Ebola patients worldwide - by deterring would-be volunteers from travelling to West Africa to help... READ MORE›

BAND AID 30: CLUMSY, PATRONISING AND WRONG IN SO MANY WAYS

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure launch Band Aid 30 to help fight Ebola in west Africa... READ MORE›

CANADA VISA BAN HITS WEST AFRICA STATES

Ebola crisis canada visa ban hits west africa states... READ MORE›

THE GAMBIA: TROOPS DEPLOYED TO STREETS AS PRESIDENT REJECTS ELECTION DEFEAT

Yahya Jammeh had conceded result to Adama Barrow but now claims 'fresh and transparent elections' are needed... READ MORE›

THE RECKLESS PLOT TO OVERTHROW AFRICA'S MOST ABSURD DICTATOR

According to the Gambian media, Njaga and others operated out of a seaside luxury apartment complex... READ MORE›

TROPHY HUNTING JUST PART OF THE STORY BEHIND DECLINING LION NUMBERS IN AFRICA

Lion numbers are in steep decline across Africa, but trophy hunting is only partly responsible for the long-term losses, say conservationists... READ MORE›

GAMBIA: YAHYA JAMMEH'S ELECTION CHALLENGE POSTPONED

The Supreme Court of Gambia cannot rule on President Yahya Jammeh's challenge against his electoral defeat until May, according to its chief justice... READ MORE›

AFRICA SETS UP $28.5M CRISIS FUND

Of the West African countries hit by the 11-month outbreak, Liberia has seen the most deaths... READ MORE›

GAMBIA LEADER 'HOME AFTER COUP PLOT'

Related Stories The Gambia's President Yayha Jammeh has returned to the country after a reported coup attempt, sources say... READ MORE›

TELEGRAPH INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI OF NIGERIA

How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across west Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram?... READ MORE›

'THE COFFERS ARE VIRTUALLY EMPTY': GAMBIA'S DEFEATED LEADER FLEES COUNTRY WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDS

Although the declaration was written to provide Jammeh with maximum protection, it doesn't give him amnesty, according to international human rights lawyer Reed Brody... READ MORE›

YAHYA JAMMEH LEAVES THE GAMBIA AFTER 22 YEARS OF RULE

Yahya Jammeh has flown out of Banjul to make way for Adama Barrow, in Gambia's first democratic transition of power... READ MORE›

BRITONS IN GAMBIA ON ALERT AMID COUP FEARS AFTER PRESIDENT YAHYA JAMMEH REJECTS ELECTION OF FORMER ARGOS SECURITY GUARD

British holidaymakers in Gambia were warned to be on alert today amid warnings that the west African nation was facing a potentially violent military coup... READ MORE›

OBAMAS POWER AFRICA PROJECT IS OFF TO A SPUTTERING START

Nigerian officials say that while they welcome the Power Africa initiative, they have only had conversations about potential projects... READ MORE›

THE GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT URGED TO ACCEPT DEFEAT BY NEW GOVERNMENT

The gambia life goes on in banjul as yahya jammeh clings to power... READ MORE›

GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT-ELECT SAYS LOSER JAMMEH CANNOT REJECT POLLS

Long-ruling Jammeh had conceded defeat publicly last week after his narrow loss to opposition leader Barrow... READ MORE›

GAMBIAN WILDLIFE RESERVE FACING DEPLETION, CHINESE COMPANY BLAMED

Gambia's first Community Wildlife Reserve in the village of Gunjur, 35 kilometers from Banjul is facing depletion as its stream has turned red and wildlife found dead... READ MORE›

LAST CHANCE FOR FORMER GAMBIAN PRESIDENT TO LEAVE ON HIS OWN

The West African regional force including tanks moved into Gambia Thursday evening and has met no resistance, said de Souza... READ MORE›

JUDGE REJECTS ISOLATION FOR U.S. NURSE WHO TREATED EBOLA PATIENTS

Only one person in the United States is currently being treated for Ebola, a New York doctor, Craig Spencer, who cared for patients in West Africa... READ MORE›