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Mariam Sankanu

Gambia
Correspondent

Mariam Sankanu is a Gambian investigative journalist with Malagen, The Gambia’s premier media platform specialised in investigative journalism and fact-checking. She had previously worked with African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances, a civil society organization. Mariam is a graduate of the School of Journalism and Digital Media at the University of The Gambia.

The parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opposed support for a special court for Gambia under Yahya Jammeh. Photo: bird's-eye view of the parliament's main chamber.
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Why Gambia suffered a setback at Ecowas Parliament for Special Tribunal

The July decision of the regional ECOWAS parliament not to support a special tribunal in charge of trying the crimes of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh was a blow to the Gambian government. But it may just be a delay in the process of establishing the court. Why Gambia failed to gather political support among […]
By Mariam Sankanu (our correspondent in Banjul)
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Will there soon be trials for Yahya Jammeh's crimes in Gambia? - Photo: Gambian President Adama Barrow adopts a wait-and-see stance at a meeting of African countries belonging to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Gambia: the end of the wait-and-see strategy?

Sonko trial in Switzerland: former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko found guilty of crimes against humanity, including the murder of Solo Sandeng. Photo: Fatoumata Sandeng, daughter of Ousman Solo Sandeng, holds a sign reading “I am Solo”.

Ousman Sonko gets maximum punishment

At the trial of Ousman Sonko in Switzerland (where he is on trial for crimes committed in the Gambia), the defence team, led by Philippe Currat, poses in front of the Federal Court in Bellinzona.

Sonko trial: final words before the verdict

Gambia - Trial of Ousman Sonko in Switzerland. Photo: in front of the Swiss Federal Court in Bellinzona.

Ousman Sonko, the “mastermind”

Hearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of The Gambia (TRRC)

How Gambia’s truth commission findings shaped the Sonko trial

Witness hearings end in Sonko’s trial

Solo Sandeng, opposition leader in Gambia, died in prison following his arrest during a demonstration in 2016. Photo: A demonstration by Sandeng's relatives at his official funeral in 2023.

The order to “shoot” and “kill” Solo Sandeng

Sonko trial (Gambia) - Portrait of Baba Jobe inlaid into the decor of the courtroom at the Swiss federal court in Bellizone.

Sonko trial: who is responsible for the murder of Baba Jobe?

At the Ousman Sonko trial in Switzerland, Gambian plaintiffs pose at the entrance to the court in Bellinzona.

Ousman Sonko faces the first witness

Exhumations in Gambia - Pieces of cloth unearthed from a grave at Yundum military camp

Gambia: why after four years identity of the exhumed remains unknown?

Enforced disappearances in The Gambia - Photos of people who disappeared during Yahya Jammeh's reign.

The disappeared in The Gambia, a missing investigation

Transitional justice in The Gambia - President Adama Barrow has published a plan to implement the recommendations of the Truth Commission.

Is The Gambia a step closer to moving on with trials and reparations?