Gambians have begun voting for members of their one-chamber parliament in the the first polls since Yahya Jammeh left power after more than 22 years.
Under Mr Jammeh, the National Assembly was frequently ignored as the president enacted executive decrees without consultation.
Expectations...
Army chiefs of ECOWAS countries have met to discuss a possible military invasion of The Gambia to eject President Yahaya Jammeh.
According to a report from The Nation, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, on Saturday hosted colleagues from other West African countries as Economic...
Reno Omokri wants President Muhammadu Buhari to obey the Economic Community of West African States , ECOWAS by releasing Shiite leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky and former NSA, Sambo Dasuki before asking President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia to relinquish power.
In a series of Twitter post, Omokri wrote...
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said he would not step down and nobody can deprieve him of power except Almighty Allah.
He also condemned mediation by West African regional bloc ECOWAS that aims to get him to leave power after he lost a Dec. 1 election to challenger Adama Barrow.
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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday stated that Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has been extremely receptive to a delegation of West African leaders who arrived the country of recent.
Asked if Jammeh had been receptive, he told reporters shortly after a meeting: "Yes, very much...
The Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has welcomed plans by a high-level African and UN delegation to visit The Gambia tomorrow to put pressure on long-serving ruler Yahya Jammeh to accept defeat in the 1 December election.
AFP reports that apart from Nigeria's President Muhammadu...
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and other West African leaders will travel to The Gambia tomorrow in a bid to end the political crisis in the tiny West African nation, following authoritarian ruler Yahya Jammeh's refusal to accept defeat at the hands of former estate agent Adama Barrow.
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Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has rejected the result of the presidential election held earlier this month, a week after admitting defeat.
Mr Jammeh cited "abnormalities" in the vote and called for fresh elections.
Mr Jammeh, who came to power in a coup in 1994, suffered a shock defeat to...
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Gambian ruler Yayah Jammeh has conceded defeat to rival Adama Barrow after the presidential polls.
Gambia’s electoral commission says opposition candidate Adama Barrow won an upset victory in the country’s presidential poll, beating longtime ruler Jammeh after 22-year reign.
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday congratulated the President-elect of The Gambia, Mr. Adama Barrow, on his victory in the country’s December 1 presidential election.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President also saluted the spirit of...
The head of The Gambia's electoral commission has declared opposition candidate Adama Barrow as the winner of the 2016 presidential election.
The results were:
Adama Barrow - 263,515 votes
Yahya Jammeh - 212,099 votes
Here are seven things you should about the president-elect:'
1. Born in...
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President Yahya Jammeh who has ruled the tiny West African country of the Gambia for more than 22 years has conceded defeat to the opposition candidate Adama Barrow.
President Jameeh took after former President of Nigeria's step after conceding defeat to president Muhammadu Buhari 2015 general...
The head of The Gambia's electoral commission has declared opposition candidate Adama Barrow as the winner of the 2016 presidential election.
The results were:
Adama Barrow - 263,515 votes
Yahya Jammeh - 212,099 votes
Gambians are celebrating on the street as the opposition candidate Adama...
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The head of The Gambia's electoral commission says President Yahya Jammeh is to concede defeat in Thursday's election after 22 years of rule .
He said it was unprecedented for a Gambian head of state to accept defeat before the announcement of the final results.
There has been no word so...
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Gambians are celebrating on the street because they believe that the opposition candidate Adama Barrow has defeated long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh in the country's presidential election.
A BBC correspondent in The Gambia said Mr Barrow was in the lead with more than half the results in...
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President Yahya Jammeh has shut down the country’s telecom giant, Gamtel’s international gateway system putting the whole nation incommunicado as voting underway in the country.
Social media users – Gambians in and out of the country went to bed Wednesday with the disappointing news without any...
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