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    World Adama Barrow Returns To Gambia From Exile

    Gambia's President Adama Barrow has returned to the country to assume power - days after his predecessor Yahya Jammeh left to go into exile. President Barrow's plane landed at Banjul airport where jubilant crowds waited to welcome him. After landing, he tweeted: "I'm finally home #Gambia."...
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    World Jammeh Donates All Harvested Rice In His Farm To President Barrow

    Former President Yahya Jammeh has donated all his proceeds harvested from the 2016 farms to President Adama Barrow to be distributed to women in the small West African country. Jammeh stated this on Gambian state TV over the weekend. He said: “I hereby wish President Adama Barrow all the...
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    World Jammeh Congratulates Barrow, Offers Sincere Advice

    Gambian former President Yahya Jammeh has congratulated President Adama Barrow. Jammeh extended his felicitation in a message read on Gambian state TV over the weekend. “I hereby wish President Adama Barrow all the best from the bottom of my heart. The Almighty Allah has decided, and I will...
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    World 8,000 Gambians Return Home After Jammeh's Exit

    At least 8,000 Gambians who fled the country have returned since dictator Yahya Jammeh went into exile after being threatened with regional military intervention, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday. Political outsider and businessman Adama Barrow won a December election, but for weeks Jammeh...
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    World ECOWAS Troops Discover Deadly Threat Planted By Jammeh To Kill Adama Barrow

    Economic Council of West African States, ECOWAS troops in The Gambia have reported a large cache of sophisticated arms and ammunition missing from State House in Banjul. The Point, Gambian newspaper quoted informed sources that the troops also found that all the air conditioners in State House...
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    World Adama Barrow To Return To Gambia Tomorrow

    Gambia’s President Adama Barrow is due to return to Gambia on Thursday, a senior aide Amie Bojang said on Wednesday. Barrow who was inaugurated in neighbouring Senegal as mediators sought an exit deal for his predecessor Yahya Jammeh, on January 19. “He is leaving tomorrow and will arrive in...
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    World Gambian Youths Demand Resignation Of National Assembly Members

    Gambian youths progress have demanded the immediate reversal of Emergency rule and resignation of National Assembly members. The Youth led movement promised to embark on a protest if the National Assembly members fails to meet their demands. The proposed demands are for the NAMs to repeal the...
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    World Gambia's Jammeh Denies Carrying Looted Funds With Tinubu's Plane

    Reports have cleared former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh that he left the country with stolen money. BBC had reported that Alhaji Jammeh took $11million cash after he lost the December 1 election to Adama Barrow. Following a meeting with Guinean President Alpha Conde and...
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    World Jammeh's Exit: Heavy Weapons Missing From State House Arsenal

    Heavy weapons were taken out the Gambia’s presidential compound ahead of the departure of former ruler Yahya Jammeh. According to Gambia news platform, SMBC, the weapons are now nowhere to be found and ECOWAS forces are conducting a search. The regional forces have disarmed Gambian soldiers...
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    World Once upon a time in Gambia By Reuben Abati

    I have very vivid memories of my last visit to The Gambia. This was in 2013 when President Goodluck Jonathan paid a two-day visit to the country. In the course of that visit, President Jonathan commissioned the new Chancery of the Nigerian Embassy in Banjul, and also met with the Nigerian...
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    World Adama Barrow To Buhari - Thank You For Protecting Gambia's Democracy [VIDEO]

    President Adama Barrow of Gambia has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his help in resolving the political crisis in Gambia. See video:
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    World Fatoumata Tambajang: 9 Things You Should Know About Jammeh Ex-Minister Turned Barrow's VP

    Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has named Fatoumata Tambajang as his vice president. Mrs. Tambang, a former UN official and health minister is the chair of the coalition that defeated erstwhile President Yahya Jammeh in the December 1 presidential polls. Here are 9 things Nigerian Bulletin...
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    World Central Bank of the Gambia Was Not Looted - Barrow's Spokesperson

    Halifa Sallah, spokesman to President Adama Barrow has debunked media reports claiming that Yahya Jammeh took out about $11m from the country's treasury before going on exile. Speaking at a news conference in Banjul, Mr Sallah said: ''Allegation of theft etc cannot just be made by any...
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    World Jammeh's Bentley Flown Out Of Gambia [See PHOTOS]

    Former President, Yahya Jammeh's luxury cars and other items were reportedly loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane as Mr Jammeh left the country. The BBC's Umaru Fofana has tweeted that the cars were indeed taken out of the country with plans to take out more this week BBC African reporter in the...
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    World Why I Allowed Yahya Jammeh To Leave Gambia – President Adama Barrow

    President Adama Barrow of Gambia has pledged to ensure the smooth transfer of power to his successor when his tenure as president elapses. Mr. Barrow in an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, on Sunday night also explained why he allowed the former President, Yahya Jammeh o...
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    World Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh Ransacks State’s Treasury Before Going on Exile

    Gambia’s President Adama Barrow said former ruler Yahya Jammeh has ransacked the country’s treasury leaving less than US$1 before he went to exile in Equatorial Guinea. The former authoritarian ruler also airlifted premium vehicles and other luxuries out of the West African nation on Saturday...
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    World No Immunity Deal for Yahaya Jammeh - Senegal

    According to the foreign minister of Senegal, West African leaders did not agree to grant Yahya Jammeh any immunity during negotiations that convinced him to go into exile. “President Jammeh and his team concocted a declaration to be endorsed by (regional bloc) ECOWAS, the United Nations and...
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    Politics Yahaya Jammeh Exit: Adama Barrow Gives Special Thanks to Buhari

    Gambian President Adama Barrow has expressed appreciation for all efforts that contributed to the handing over of power to him from Yahaya Jammeh. He specially appreciated the role played by Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari and ECOWAS and other International bodies that ensured that his...
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    World LIST of Agreements Jammeh Made With ECOWAS to Step Down as President

    Here's a breakdown of the deals ex-Gambian leader Yahaya Jammeh signed with the ECOWAS, AU and UN. ECOWAS to halt any military operations in the Gambia for the sub-regional body to continue the pursuit of the peaceful and political resolution of the crisis. Jammeh should temporarily leave...
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    World The Deal We Made Before Yahya Jammeh Left Gambia - ECOWAS,UN, AU Issue Statement

    The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS , the African Union, AU and the United Nations, UN on Saturday night issued a joint statement as former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh left the country. Joint Declaration by the Economic Community of West African States, the African...
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