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Yahya Jammeh finally agrees to step down peacefully

Yahya Jammeh of Gambia on Friday finally agreed to step down peacefully after hours of mediation talks with two West African leaders. The Gambia's new...

Yahya Jammeh begs for more time to leave office

Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has begged for more time to allow him to leave office peacefully. According to the BBC Mr. Jammeh now wants...

45,000 have fled The Gambia – UN

The UN's refugee agency has said that 45,000 Gambians have fled the country amid the political crisis. Many of them fled to neighbouring Senegal. The UNHCR...

Botswana no longer recognizes Gambia’s Jammeh as president

Pressure continues to mount on Mr. Yahya Jammeh to give up power with some African governments announcing that they will no longer recognize him...

Adama Barrow to be sworn in as president of the Gambia in Senegal

The president elect of the Gambia, Adama Barrow will be sworn in as leader of the West African country in neighboring Senegal. In a massage...

Gambia’s army not to engage in “stupid fight” with ECOWAS troops

The army chief of the Gambia has stated that his soldiers are not going to fight troops coming from neighboring Senegal should they enter...

British tour operator evacuates tourists from the Gambia

The British tour operator Thomas Cook has announced it is evacuating holidaymakers from Gambia. This follows the uncertainty that surrounds the political future of country...

Gambia’s national assembly extends tenure of Jammeh by three more months

The Gambia’s state television has reported that the country’s national assembly has ruled allowing embattled president Yahya Jammeh to stay in office for additional...

Gambia’s Jammeh declares state of emergency

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends. He decried "extraordinary" foreign interference in his...

Gambia’s top court declines ruling on Jammeh’s election result challenge case

It appears options available to Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh to hold onto power are diminishing fast as the expiration of his tenure approaches. The country’s...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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