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West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS has approved setting up a special court Sunday to try crimes committed in Gambia during its military dictatorship SERREKUNDA, Gambia -- West Africa's regional ...

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(AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga) SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved setting up a special court to try crimes committed in Gambia during its military ...