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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gambia notified UN to leave the ICC by Nov. 2017
The United Nations on Monday disclosed that Gambia’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will take effect on November 10th, […]
Gambia: Embattled Jammeh submits candidacy for fifth term in office
Gambian incumbent president Yahya Jammeh, on Thursday filed his application for a fifth term in office in the West African nation. Jammeh, 51, who took […]
Gambia: Seven Opposition Parties File Single Presidential Candidate
Gambia’s opposition parties have collectively named one leader to unseat long-time Yahya Jammeh who is seeking a fifth term in office. Seven out of eight […]
Washington Imposes Visa Ban on Gambian Officials
The United States on Monday said its Banjul Embassy has discontinued issuing visas to Gambian government officials, employees of entities associated with the government, and […]