The Gambia's former dictator Yahya Jammeh has said he intends to take back control of his political party and declared he is "coming back", in an audio message obtained by AFP on Thursday.

A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.

The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has disclosed that The Gambia is among four countries across the sub region identified in combating "illegal mining" and other "associated crimes".

The West African police action, known as Operation Sanu, also marked a first for tackling illegal sand mining in Gambia. Raids in the Kombo and south coastal belt regions resulted in seven arrests and the seizure of mining equipment and sand-loaded trucks, Interpol said.

The main opposition coalition in Guinea has called for its members to withdraw from the country’s legislative body after the ruling junta missed a deadline for a return to democratic rule

The main opposition coalition in Guinea has called for its members to withdraw from the country’s legislative body after the ruling junta missed a deadline for a return to democratic rule.

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The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has disclosed that The Gambia is among four countries across the sub region identified in combating "illegal mining" and other "associated crimes".

Interpol, in collaboration with West African police forces, has carried out a series of successful operations targeting illegal gold and sand mining in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal. The operations code-named Sanu carried out in the four west African states from June to October last year led to nearly 200 arrests,

An Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in Burkina Faso, the Gambia, Guinea and Senegal has led to the arrest of 200 people and seized chemicals, explosives, drugs and pain relief medication used by illegal miners.

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a groundbreaking initiative to tackle the challenge posed by hazardous chemicals, including Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and mercury, in 11 Least Developed Countries in Africa.