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 […]
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Gambia: Nigerian Army Says no Intervention Planned, MPs Offer Asylum for Jammeh
The Nigerian Army on Thursday dispelled news that it had troops ready to forcefully remove the outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh when his tenure expires […]
Gambia Recalls Ambassador to Senegal over Call for Power Handover
Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has recalled his ambassador to Senegal, Momodou Pa Njie, Jeune Afrique Magazine reports. The move comes weeks after the Gambian ambassador […]
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 […]
Jammeh Recalls his Ambassador to US Amid Vote Dispute
Gambian incumbent president, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh Babili Mansa, has recalled the country’s ambassador to the United States, Sheikh Omar Faye, who had called for respecting […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gambia: Jammeh’s historical rival freed on bail
Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been released on bail along with 18 other detainees few days after President Jammeh conceded […]
Gambia election: Long vote count begins
Officials in Gambia began the process of counting marbles that voters had cast for one of three presidential candidates. Voters on Thursday queued at polling […]