Gambia news today 2017

Here are some news headlines from The Gambia in 2017:

January 2017

• "Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down" (BBC News) - President Jammeh refused to accept the results of the December 2016 presidential election, which declared Adama Barrow as the winner.
• "Gambia's opposition leader Adama Barrow takes oath of office" (Al Jazeera) - Adama Barrow was sworn in as the new President of The Gambia, despite President Jammeh's refusal to step down.

February 2017

• "Gambia's President Jammeh flees to Equatorial Guinea" (The Guardian) - President Jammeh fled The Gambia and took refuge in Equatorial Guinea, after a military intervention led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) forced him to leave power.
• "Gambia's new government begins to dismantle Jammeh's regime" (Reuters) - The new government of Adama Barrow began to dismantle the regime of President Jammeh, including the arrest of former officials and the closure of state-owned media outlets.

March 2017

• "Gambia's new government launches investigation into Jammeh's human rights abuses" (Human Rights Watch) - The new government launched an investigation into human rights abuses committed during President Jammeh's rule, including torture, arbitrary detention, and extrajudicial killings.
• "Gambia's economy begins to recover after Jammeh's departure" (The Gambia Gazette) - The economy of The Gambia began to recover after President Jammeh's departure, with the country's currency, the dalasi, stabilizing and foreign investment increasing.

April 2017

• "Gambia's new government begins to rebuild country's infrastructure" (The Point Newspaper) - The new government began to rebuild the country's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public buildings, which had been neglected during President Jammeh's rule.
• "Gambia's new government launches anti-corruption drive" (The Gambia News) - The new government launched an anti-corruption drive, aimed at rooting out corruption and improving transparency and accountability in government.

May 2017

• "Gambia's new government begins to reform security forces" (The Gambia Times) - The new government began to reform the security forces, including the police and military, which had been accused of human rights abuses during President Jammeh's rule.
• "Gambia's new government launches education reform program" (The Gambia Observer) - The new government launched an education reform program, aimed at improving the quality of education in the country and increasing access to education for all.

These are just a few of the news headlines from The Gambia in 2017. The year was marked by significant political and economic changes, as the country transitioned from a authoritarian regime to a democratic government.