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Gambia

Gambia is a Muslim-majority country in West Africa bordering Senegal, which almost completely surrounds it. Gambia has a population of over 2 million.

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Symbolbild Nigeria Polizei

AfricaLink On Air – 16 December 2021

Ethiopia’s Amhara region shattered after weeks of war+++A 20% pay increase for Nigeria's police officers
PoliticsDecember 16, 202130:00 min
Nigeria Anschläge Flash-Galerie

AfricaLink On Air – 14 December 2021

Nigeria's security situation at a glance +++ Gambia’s main opposition party to challenge the outcome of the election
PoliticsDecember 14, 202129:58 min
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Gambia's youth face economic uncertainty

Many Gambians say they have no choice but to go elsewhere if they want to take care of their family.
SocietyDecember 10, 202102:34 min
Bakery Jatta

Jatta: Hamburg player under investigation for false identity

The case of Bakery Jatta appeared to have been settled but now German authorities are pressing charges after all.
SportsDecember 7, 2021
Incumbent Gambian President Adama Barrow of the National People's Party (The Gambia) seen at a presidential election rally

Gambians vote for stability

Gambia has reelected President Adama Barrow by a surprisingly wide margin, despite the incumbent's broken promises.
PoliticsDecember 6, 2021
Gambia | Wahlen 2021 | Amtsinhaber Adama Barrow Wahlsieger

AfricaLink on Air — 06 December 2021

Incumbent Adama Barrow secures comfortable win in Gambia’s election
PoliticsDecember 6, 202129:55 min
Gambian President Adama Barrow, left, speaks to journalists after casting his vote in Gambia's presidential elections, in Banjul, Gambia

Barrow wins election in Gambia but rivals cry foul

Gambia's electoral commission has declared President Adama Barrow the winner of Saturday's election.
PoliticsDecember 5, 2021
The voting drums at a polling booth in Gambia

Gambians vote for first time since dictatorship

After ousting dictator Yahya Jammeh in 2016, President Adama Barrow is seeking a second term against five challengers.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2021
Gambia Präsident Adama Barrow mit seiner Frau Fatoumata Bah-Barrow

AfricaLink on Air — 03 December 2021

Gambia set for presidential elections+++The women who wanted to run for president in the Gambia
PoliticsDecember 3, 202129:57 min
Gambia's new President Adama Barrow

Gambia faces key test for democracy

Voters will cast their ballots for president on December 4, in a key test for Gambia's democratic transition.
PoliticsDecember 3, 2021
Five years after Yahya Jammeh lost at the polls, voters must decide whether to keep his replacement.

Gambians set to vote in presidential election

Five years after Yahya Jammeh lost at the polls, voters must decide whether to keep his replacement.
PoliticsDecember 3, 202102:38 min

Gambia election: Youth divided over Barrow's candidacy

Young voters differ on whether incumbent President Adama Barrow should be running in the first place.
PoliticsNovember 29, 2021
Südafrika Protest gegen Frauengewalt

AfricaLink on Air — 25 November 2021

International Day for the Elimination of GBV+++Kenya’s Ruto in trouble?+++Gambia's TRRC releases Jammeh era report
PoliticsNovember 25, 202130:00 min
DW Sendung 77 Percent

The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

Meet young Gambians who are starkly divided on Adama Barrow's presidency ahead of the country's election.
SocietyNovember 25, 202125:59 min
Gambia presidential election marble drums for voting.

The 77 Percent — How free and fair are elections?

Elections are usually an exciting time in Africa! But how many of these elections are free, fair, and transparent?
PoliticsNovember 24, 202119:59 min
Videostill DW Sendung The 77 Percent

Gambia: Is Adama Barrow getting drunk on power?

Edith Kimani meets young Gambians who are starkly divided on Adama Barrow's presidency ahead of the country's election.
SocietyNovember 4, 202108:11 min
Videostill DW Sendung The 77 Percent

Rap Up: Killa Ace on change in Gambia

Rapper Killa Ace speaks up on change eluding Gambians despite a transition in leadership.
SocietyNovember 4, 202101:46 min
Videostill DW Sendung The 77 Percent

Where do young Gambians stand on the upcoming election?

We asked young people on the streets of Serekunda which issues matter to them most.
SocietyNovember 4, 202100:58 min
Videostill DW Sendung The 77 Percent

Why do African politicians cling to power?

Old, power-drunk leaders still cling to power in several African countries. What can young Africans do about it?
SocietyNovember 4, 202103:22 min
Videostill DW Sendung The 77 Percent

The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

Several African politicians want to stay in power – and are willing to change their country’s laws to achieve this.
SocietyNovember 4, 202126:00 min
Wahlen in Kenia 2017 - Wahlregistrierung

The 77 Percent – Voter apathy among African youths

The 77 Percent – Kenya's Election Commission likely not to meet target as aparthy persists among young voters
PoliticsNovember 3, 202119:59 min
Bankole Yao Jojo, wearing a black T-shirt and glasses with a black beard and black head covering

A Rasta president for Gambia?

Among those running for president in Gambia is Rastaman Bankole Yao Jojo Ahadzie, aka Banky — an independent candidate.
PoliticsOctober 29, 202101:26 min
Gambia | Jugend-Demonstration

The 77 Percent—Will Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh ever see justice?

Listen to this week’s show to find out why Gambia's Yahya Jammeh may not face justice.
PoliticsOctober 20, 202119:59 min
Störung | WhatsApp, Facebook und Instagram

Africalink on Air - 05 October 2021

Impact of Facebook outage in Africa +++ The Gambia registers 30 presidential aspirants
PoliticsOctober 5, 202129:59 min
A man holds a sign with the name of his relative killed during a coup attempt in The Gambia

Gambia: The story of a Jammeh-era survivor

Families torn apart by the former leader's brutal regime struggle to heal as a report into the crimes is delayed.
ConflictsOctober 2, 2021
Guinea l Junta-Präsident Oberst Mamady Doumbouya

AfricaLink on Air — 16 September 2021

ECOWAS leaders meet over Guinea coup++France kills Islamic State leader in Sahel
PoliticsSeptember 16, 202129:39 min
Yahya Jammeh and Adama Barrow

The comeback of Gambia's dictator

Rights groups in the Gambia denouce the potential return of former dictator Yahya Jammeh to the country.
PoliticsSeptember 9, 2021
Guinea | Mamady Doumbouya

AfricaLink on Air - 07 September 2021

Guinea junta promise to free 'political detainees'++Gambia ruling party merges with ex-dictator's++Merkel bids farewell
PoliticsSeptember 7, 202129:41 min
Gambian migrants who voluntarily returned from Libya stand in line as they wait for registration at the airport in Banjul

EU, Gambia tussle over expelled migrants

Experts say Gambia's decision to reject migrants expelled from the EU might not be without wider consequences.
PoliticsSeptember 5, 2021
Gambia Präsident Adama Barrow

Why is Gambia's President Barrow scared of his military?

He continues to entrust The Gambia's security to foreign forces.
PoliticsSeptember 4, 202103:31 min
DW Fulani

AfricaLink on Air — 03 September 2021

Nigeria's ban on open grazing continues to cause ripples+++ Gambia requests extra Senegalese troops ahead of election
PoliticsSeptember 3, 202129:59 min
Tansania | Prozess gegen Chadema Freeman Mbowe

AfricaLink on Air — 31 August 2021

The push for a new constitution in Tanzania +++ Gambia prevents the return of deportees from Germany
PoliticsAugust 31, 202129:59 min
Kenia Uhuru Kenyatta William Ruto

AfricaLink on Air — 26 August 2021

Kenyatta-Ruto rift+Reintegrating Nigeria's Chibok girls+Suicide among youth+Gambia passes Access to Information Bill+
PoliticsAugust 26, 202130:00 min
Hepatitis C Virus

West Africa's liver cancer cases linked to hepatitis

Liver cancer and hepatitis are strikingly prevalent in West Africa, but the region is not well equipped to deal with it.
HealthJuly 28, 2021
DW Eco Africa - Rwanda - hergestelltes Händedesinfektionsmittel aus einer Brennerei

Africalink On Air — 15 July 2021

Rwanda lockdown as COVID cases surge+++People with disability left behind in Anglophone Cameroon crisis
PoliticsJuly 15, 202129:56 min
Ultraschall Embryo Fötus Baby

Should Gambia relax its laws on abortion?

On this week’s edition of #The77Percent, we ask if Gambia’s abortion laws need to be relaxed?
SocietyJuly 13, 202119:59 min
Gambia Präsident Adama Barrow kündigt Wahrheitskommission an

AfricaLink on Air - 22 June 2021

Ethiopian Election: Vote counting underway
PoliticsJune 22, 202129:59 min
Mohammadu Buhari

The 77 Percent – Should voting be made compulsory?

Find out what the youth in The Gambia and Nigeria think about mandatory voting in this week's edition of The 77 Percent.
SocietyJune 22, 202120:00 min
Burundi Präsident Evariste Ndayishimiye

AfricaLink on Air – 18 June 2021

Burundi's Evariste Ndayisihimiye marks one year in office +++ Germany pledge €5M to The Gambia
PoliticsJune 18, 202130:00 min
Äthiopien Äthio-Amerikanische Bürger Demonstranten in Addis Abeba vor USA Botschaft

AfricaLink on Air - 03 June 2021

Ethiopians protest new US sanctions+++Namibia addresses Germany’s colonial-era genocide+++Zimbabwe's youth abuse drugs.
PoliticsJune 3, 202130:00 min
A person holding a book

West African Christians 'marginalized' during Ramadan

Upholding minorities' religious freedoms in predominantly Muslim countries can be a delicate matter.
PoliticsApril 23, 2021
Frankreich G5-Sahel Gipfel in Pau

AfricaLink on Air - 23 April 2021

Chad bids farewell to Idris Deby +++ France and allies back Deby's son+++Gambia: Christians decry marginalization
PoliticsApril 23, 202130:00 min
BdTD Saudi-Arbien | Bestimmung Ramadan-Beginn

AfricaLink on Air - 13 April 2021

The beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan +++ DR Congo announces formation of new government
PoliticsApril 13, 202129:59 min
DW Eco Africa - Recycling, Gambia

The Gambia's queen of recycling

A women's initiative in Gambia turns plastic waste into bags and peanut shells into briquettes.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 19, 202104:33 min
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, center, leaves a central Banjul polling station

Germany arrests Gambian for crimes against humanity

The former soldier is suspected of involvement in crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder.
Law and JusticeMarch 16, 2021
DW Sendung | The 77 Percent Ausgabe #50

The 77 Percent - Fighting violations against women

What do women think and how do they feel when issues affecting them are decided by men. We'll hear from The Gambia
SocietyMarch 9, 202119:59 min
Gambia Ex-Präsident Yahya Jammeh

AfricaLink on Air - 25 February 2021

Gambia: Truth Commission Hearings on 2005 Migrant Massacre+++Interview with Tanzania clergy on COVID-19
PoliticsFebruary 25, 202130:00 min
Stühle der Macht Ausstellung

AfricaLink on Air - 18 February 2021

Zanzibar funeral of Seif Sherif Hamad +++ Libya: 10 years since revolution
PoliticsFebruary 18, 202130:00 min
Bildkombo Yoweri Museveni und Bobi Wine

AfricaLink on Air - 01 February 2021

Ugandan opposition leader files election challenge++Somali forces end jihadist siege++Gambia's Barrow launches new party
PoliticsFebruary 1, 202130:00 min
Nigeria Katsina | Präsident Muhammadu Buhari

Africalink on Air — 28 January 2021

Nigeria most corrupt in West Africa and Somalia ranked most corrupt in the world
SocietyJanuary 28, 202130:00 min