Tag: Jammeh
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Gambia’s President, Barrow demands army loyalty after swearing in
The Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow, took the oath of office in the country’s embassy in Senegal on Thursday and immediately called on the security forces to “demonstrate their loyalty” in his standoff with defeated leader Yahya Jammeh. Barrow, 51, was sworn in days after seeking shelter in Dakar, with Jammeh still refusing to stand…
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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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Jammeh’s defiance, ECOWAS mistake and Buhari’s bad example
By Jude Ndukwe As it is now, The Gambia is under emergency rule as declared by its president of 22 years, Yahya Jammeh. The emergency rule has become necessary in the estimation of Jammeh, following his decision to challenge the outcome of the country’s December 1, 2016 election in which Adama Barrow was declared winner.…
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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,…
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Support for Gambia’s Jammeh crumbling as sixth minister resigns
Gambia’s tourism and culture minister on Tuesday said he will step down, in what was a sign of dwindling support for Gambia’s outgoing president Yahya Jammeh, who refuses to recognise his loss in a recent election. Benjamin Roberts is the sixth member in the incumbent president’s cabinet to resign in less than 48 hours, following…
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U.S. warns Yahya Jammeh: ‘You’re losing opportunities’
The U.S. has warned the embattled President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, saying he is losing opportunities to peacefully handover to President-elect Adama Barrow and avoid the consequences of his actions. Jammeh’s tenure ends Jan. 19, the same day that Barrow is expected to be sworn-in as his successor. Both the African Union and ECOWAS…
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BREAKING: Gambia President, Yahya Jammeh declares state of emergency
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday declared a state of emergency, citing foreign interference in a presidential election he lost to opponent Adama Barrow last month. The declaration was necessary “due to the unprecedented and extraordinary amount of foreign inference in the December 1 presidential elections and also in the internal affairs of The Gambia,”…
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‘ECOWAS to take all necessary actions in The Gambia’
UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) says ECOWAS has decided to take all necessary actions to enforce the results of the Dec. 1, 2016 presidential election in the Gambia. Mohamed Chambas Head of UNOWAS, disclosed this while briefing the UN Security Council on the political and security situation in the region. Chambas…
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In-Photos: Buhari arrives Gambia for peace talks with Jammeh
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived Banjul, Gambia for talks with Gambia’s embattled President, Yahya Jammeh. Recall that Jammeh had earlier asked the high Level ECOWAS mediation mission led by Buhari not to come to Banju on Wednesday for peace talks, suggesting they should come by Friday (today). Joining President Buhari for the peace talks…