Tag: Jammeh
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Gambia’s Jammeh wants reconciliation, appoints mediator with Barrow
President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has on Wednesday appointed a mediator to facilitate a reconciliatory meeting between himself and president-elect Adama Barrow. In a televised address to the nation early Wednesday, Jammeh said the ruling party’s Secretary-General will mediate between himself and his supporters on one hand and the Barrow and his supporters on the…
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Don’t come to Gambia today – Jammeh warns Buhari, other ECOWAS delegates
Embattled President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia has warned the high Level ECOWAS mediation mission led by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari against coming to Banjul, the Gambian capital on Wednesday for peace talks. He asked them to instead come on Friday. President Buhari, who is leading the mediating team alongside Mr. John Mahama, the…
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Buhari, other West African leaders to meet Gambia’s Jammeh on Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari and other West African leaders on Monday resolved to meet with President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia in Banjul on Wednesday to further hold talks on the political impasse in the country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geofrey Onyema, disclosed this to journalist at the end of the meeting attended by Buhari;…
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Gambian Govt. closes fourth ‘anti-Jammeh’ radio station amid crisis
Gambian authorities have closed Paradise FM, the fourth radio station to be shut since last week, one of its presenters said on Monday. The minister said that Paradise FM was closed on orders allegedly given by the Communication and Information Ministry, presenter Andrew Gibba said. The closure came hours after Paradise FM had interviewed a…
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Buhari, other West African leaders meet in Abuja over crisis in Gambia
In furtherance of his mandate as mediator, the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, will be hosting four other West African leaders to a meeting aimed at avoiding violence and preserving democracy in The Gambia. President Buhari and the immediate past President of Ghana, John Mahama, as Mediator and Co-Mediator respectively, have also been mandated by…
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‘I am alive’, Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow cries out
Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow has refuted news of his assassination which became an item on the social media and on some local and foreign media on Wednesday. The report which was credited to CBN Television, Banjul had reported that Barrow was murdered by unknown assailants who overpowered his security guards, leaving two dead and six…
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Nigeria will ensure Jammeh hands over peacefully – Onyeama
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria will do everything possible to help the Gambia have a peaceful resolution to its political crisis. Onyeama stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja. The minister expressed optimism that the Gambian President Yahya Jammeh would listen to the voice of his people to resolve the…
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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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Jammeh must hand over power when tenure ends – UN
A United Nations, UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohammed Ibn Chambas has said Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will not be allowed to remain president if he refuses to go at the end of his term in January. Chambas disclosed this on Wednesday in Dakar in an interview with newsmen. He said…
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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