Activists Cheer Exit of Gambia Leader, an Anti-Gay 'Icon'

Gay rights activists cheer exit of Gambia leader, 'a kind of icon of homophobia'
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Organizers Lament Cancellation of Timbuktu Music Festival

Organizers lament last-minute cancellation of Timbuktu festival as extremist threat lingers
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Ivory Coast Ex-Rebel Commanders Promoted After Mutiny Deal

Ivory Coast ex-rebel commanders promoted after siding with government in deal to end mutiny
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Gambia's New President, Still in Senegal, Names Female VP

Gambia's new vice president will be a female leader of the opposition coalition that helped bring new President Adama Barrow to power, a presidential spokesman announced Monday as regional troops continued security sweeps
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Eq. Guinea Opposition Denounces Arrival of Gambia's Jammeh

Equatorial Guinea's opposition has denounced the government's decision to welcome exiled Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, who flew to the Central African nation over the weekend after 22 years in power
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Regional Troops Enter Gambia in Effort to Get Jammeh to Go

Regional troops enter Gambia in effort to get Jammeh to go after new leader inaugurated
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Senegal: Troops Enter Gambia in Effort to Get Jammeh to Go

Senegalese troops have charged into neighboring Gambia in a show of force to oust longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh after he failed to step aside when his mandate ended at midnight
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