One of Africa's smallest national armies is fighting for its reputation as an apolitical entity given its troubled history ...

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A former member of the military in Gambia was convicted in Denver on Tuesday of charges that he tortured people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country’s ...

The 46-year-old was charged in 2020 with torture and conspiracy to commit the torture of at least six people in The Gambia under a seldom-used law that allows people to be tried by the US judicial ...