Tag: Gambia
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“I am not a coward, I won’t step down”, says Gambian president, Jammeh
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has reiterated he won’t step down despite losing the December 1 election, despite the several pleas from West African leaders and Western powers to hand over power peacefully. Jammeh initially conceded defeat on state television after 22 years in power, but a week later reversed his position, denouncing the election results…
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In-photos: Buhari, other African leaders hold talks with Jammeh to step down
President Muhammadu Buhari and other West African leaders, which includes presidents from Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma; Ghana, John Mahama on Tuesday had a meeting with Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh at Gambia’s State House on the need to transfer power to President-elect Adama Barrow
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Buhari, other African leaders storm Gambia, pressure Jammeh to step down
President Muhammadu Buhari, his Liberian and Ghanaian counterparts, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and John Mahama, will on Tuesday, leave for Banjul to put diplomatic pressure on President Yahya Jammeh to transfer power to President-elect Adama Barrow. The UN Security Council made the plan known while briefing newsmen after a closed-door meeting by the 15 members on the…
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Ensure peaceful transition in Gambia, US warns Jammeh
The U.S. has asked outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to ensure a peaceful transition to President-elect Adama Barrow, saying “the people of The Gambia have spoken”. Deputy Spokesperson of U.S. Department of State Mark Toner, in a press statement, said the U.S. strongly condemned Jammeh’s recent statement rejecting the Dec. 1 Presidential election result. “We…
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Gambia shuts down borders to ECOWAS delegations over election dispute
Gambian authorities have refused entry to the chair of regional body ECOWAS, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Senegal’s foreign minister said on Saturday. Such move is dampening hopes for a political solution after President Yahya Jammeh rejected the results of elections that he lost on Dec. 1. Jammeh on Friday called for another election in the tiny…
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Soyinka apologises over gaffe on Gambia’s presidential election
Nobel laureate and play wright, Professor Wole Soyinka has apologized for his recent outburst against the Nigerian government for congratulating the new Gambia President-Elect, Adama Barrow in his landslide victory against the outgoing president, Yahya Jammeh who has been in power for 22 years. Soyinka alleged in a press statement he signed that he misheard…
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AU welcomes Gambian election results
The African Union (AU) on Monday welcomed the Gambian election results. According to an AU statement sent to newsmen, AU is congratulating the President-elect, while hailing the maturity of the people and the outgoing president. “Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, has congratulated President-elect of Republic of the Gambia, Adama Barrow, following his victory…
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Breaking: Adama Barrow declared winner of Gambia’s presidential election
Gambia’s opposition leader Adama Barrow has been declared winner of the 2016 presidential election after incumbent President Yahya Jammeh conceded defeat. Barrow led with 263,515 votes, while Jammeh got 212,099 and Mamma Kandeh got 102,969 votes. Gambians flood the streets in celebration. See election declaration sheet below:
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Gambia Presidential poll: Opposition candidate Adama Barrow in early lead
Opposition candidate Adama Barrow was in the lead after almost 75 per cent of votes had been counted in Gambian presidential voting, threatening President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year-rule, the electoral commission said on Friday. Barrow, who has the support of seven political parties, had won 22 out of 53 constituencies or 138,148 votes in Thursday’s presidential…