Gambia Declares State of Emergency, Parliament Backs ‘Capricious’ Jammeh
Gambia’s National Assembly has passed a resolution on Tuesday to allow President Yahya Jammeh to stay in office for three months, state television reported. Earlier […]
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Gambia: Crisis Worsens, Ministers Quit Government
Three ministers of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s outgoing government have resigned on Monday as the political crisis deepens in the West-African nation. The resigning ministers […]
Gambia’s Election Watchdog Chief Flees into Exile
The head of Gambia’s main election watchdog has fled the country due to threats he received after declaring the results of the recent presidential election […]
Mauritania: Ould Abdel Aziz Scorns ECOWAS in Gambian Crisis
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has irked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after he sent a close aid to mediate in […]
Burkinabe Soldiers Could Chase Jihadists inside Malian Territory
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Sunday said he is considering authorizing the Burkinabe army to chase terrorist groups into Malian territory when they retreat […]
Gambia: Expatriate Professionals Call for Peaceful Resistance to Jammeh
Some fifty Gambian professionals, mostly living or working abroad, have invited their countrymen and countrywomen “to peacefully resist outgoing President Yahya Jammeh’s attempt to subvert […]
Gambia: Jammeh Demands Power Sharing
Four African heads of state landed in The Gambia on Tuesday with a mission to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to acknowledge his defeat in the […]
ECOWAS-Gambia: Mrs Sirleaf Addresses a Plea to Jammeh
As the President of the Republic of Liberia and the actual Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Mrs Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf […]
Political Change in West Africa: ECOWAS Applauds, Boasts Democracy in Ghana
“The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken note of the announcement of the final result by the Chairperson of […]
Polls open in Gambia with Jammeh in bid for fifth term
Polls open in The Gambia with Jammeh in bid for fifth term. 886, 578 voters are expected at 1,422 polling stations in 53 constituencies in […]