Obasanjo to head Commonwealth observation of The Gambia's Presidential Election
Read More »Trump’s claims of stolen election have some recent precedents — in Gambia and Guyana
By Danielle Paquette and Anthony Faiola DAKAR, Senegal — First the president expressed shock. Then he refused to accept the results of the election. It was late 2016, and Gambia’s ruler of 22 years — Yahya Jammeh — triggered global outrage when he rejected an unexpected loss to his political rival. “I lament serious and unacceptable abnormalities which have reportedly transpired …
Read More »Saudi Fund for Development gives loan to The Gambia to upgrade Banjul Airport to 400,000 passengers capacity
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) recently signed an agreement with the Republic of The Gambia to provide a loan to finance the second phase of a development project at the capital’s Banjul International Airport. The improved facilities will see jobs increase to over 1000. The number of passengers will increase by 43%, reaching 400,000 per year.
Read More »Former President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia stole $50m
The Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh stole “at least” $50m from the state before he left the country in January.
Read More »Multitudes cheer new president’s triumphant return to Gambia
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — President Adama Barrow returned triumphantly to Gambia on Thursday, nearly two months after winning an election disputed by the country’s longtime dictator, to the cheers of hundreds of thousands who jammed the roads in welcome.
Read More »President Barrow wants ECOWAS troops to stay in Gambia for 6 months
The ECOWAS Commission has said its coalition force in The Gambia would remain for the next six months, as requested by President Adama Barrow.
Read More »Gambia’s Jammeh agrees to cede power: Official
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Longtime Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh agreed Friday to yield power to the man who defeated him in last month’s presidential election, a Senegalese government official said.
Read More »Gambian: Ekweremadu against Military action
Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country’s presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the entire sub-region.
Read More »Buhari, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and John Mahama heads to Gambia to persuade Jammeh to step-aside
President Muhammadu Buhari, his Liberian and Ghanaian counterparts, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and John Mahama, will on Tuesday, leave for Banjul, Gambia to put diplomatic pressure on President Yahya Jammeh to transfer power to President-elect Adama Barrow.
Read More »President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia defeated in election
Gambia’s opposition candidate Adama Barrow has won the presidential polls with 263,515 votes, beating the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, with over 50,000 votes.
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