Tag: Gambia
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EU pledges $80 million aid to Barrow’s govt. after 2-year suspension
The European Union, EU on Thursday pledged 75 million euros (80 million dollars) to Gambia’s new government, two years after suspending aid due to human rights abuses by former President Yahya Jammeh. The EU froze 33 million euros in aid to Gambia, one of the world’s poorest countries, after Jammeh’s government introduced a tough law…
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Gambia Crisis: Nigeria not appreciated by AU in peacekeeping role
The just concluded African Union, AU summit ended without a mention of the gallantry role the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and the Nigerian troops played in solving the political imbroglio of the tiny West African nation. Speakers at the summit took time to appreciate efforts made by Mauritania and Guinea for persuading for President Yahya…
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I didn’t leave Gambia with looted funds on Tinubu’s plane – Jammeh
Ousted president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh has denied leaving the country with stolen funds as reported in some sections of the media on Monday. According to reports, Jammeh left the country with $11million cash after he was forced to go on exile in Guinea on Monday. TheNewsGuru.com had reported that following a meeting with…
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Senate blasts Buhari for deploying troops, warships to Gambia without approval
Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s deployment of Nigerian troops, warships to crisis ridden Gambia, the Senate has condemned the president’s decision to go ahead with the deployment without seeking the approval of the senate. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari was appointed as the ECOWAS mediator in the Gambia’s electoral crisis. However, despite the peace talks, Jammeh…
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Gambia Crisis: Vice President, Isatou Njie Saidy resigns
Gambia’s Vice President, Saidy Njie Saidy resigned her position on Wednesday, bare 24 hours to the deadline issued to President Yahya Jammeh by African leaders to hand over to President-elect, Adama Barrow. The development is coming same day the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, Technology and Religious Affairs, Abubacar Senghore, resigned. He is the…
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Photos: NAF deploys to Senegal, set to sack Gambia’s president, Jammeh
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed to Senegal as part of Nigerian contingent of Economic Community of West African States Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG) – a standby force tasked by ECOWAS Heads of State to enforce the December 1, 2016 election mandate in the The Gambia. The NAF today moved a contingent of…
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Gambia Crisis: Nigerian troops, warship on standby to enforce Jammeh’s removal
All is now set for the arrival of Nigerian troops and warship named NNS UNITY on Wednesday (today) at a base of the Economic Community of West African States troops in Senegal to ensure that President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia steps down on Thursday, January 19. According to a report by The Punch,…