Gambia Says it Will Prosecute Former President for Murder

Vic­tims of Yahya Jam­meh, who ruled the West African coun­try for 22 years, wel­comed the announce­ment but said exact­ly how he will be brought to jus­tice is not clear. BANJUL, Gam­bia — Many of the Gam­bian cit­i­zens who tes­ti­fied in recent years that their for­mer pres­i­dent was respon­si­ble for a wide range of atroc­i­ties nev­er thought…

In Case You Missed It: 1/3/17 – 1/16/17

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news,world lead­ers wrap up the 2017 France-Africa sum­mit in Mali, and embat­tled Gam­bian leader Yayah Jam­meh con­tin­ues to lead the Africa news head­lines around the world. With France-Africa sum­mit 2017, Fran­cois Hol­lande Builds Africa lega­cy This week the 27th France-Africa sum­mit was held…