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Gambia’s Jammeh warns of a possible mutiny in his country, accusing ECOWAS of declaring war

The president of Gambian Yahya Jammeh has in a New Year’s message warned of a possible mutiny in his country if the West African...

Soldiers vacate Gambia’s election HQ as uncertainty surrounds the country’s political future

Soldiers in Gambia have now vacated the premises of the country’s electoral commission headquarters after occupying the facility for weeks. The soldiers prevented officials of...

ECOWAS to use force to get rid of Gambia’s Jammeh if he refuses to exit “honorably”

There are indications the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) will apply force in getting embattled president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh out of power...

Nigeria and Sierra Leone Judges to sit on Jammeh’s election challenge case

Judges from Nigeria and Sierra Leone have been appointed by Gambia officials to sit on the election petition filed by the party of the...

Gambian President Jammeh refuses to step down

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh holds a copy of the Quran while speaking to a poll worker at a polling station during the presidential election...

Jammeh recalls US ambassador who advised him to accept defeat

Gambia has recalled its ambassador to the United States, Sheikh Omar Faye confirmed in a letter dated Monday January 19, 2016. Omar Faye’s recall ‘for...

ECOWAS urges Gambia to protect safety of president-elect

Gambia must ensure the safety of the president-elect, whose election victory is disputed by the current head of state, West African regional bloc ECOWAS...

ECOWAS demands the exit of Gambia’s Jammeh when term ends

West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh steps down when his mandate ends in January because he lost an election,...

Gambia’s Jammeh still holds on to power as regional leaders fail to reach deal

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh attends a meeting with a delegation of West African leaders during the election crisis mediation at the presidential palace in...

West African leaders press Gambia’s Jammeh to quit

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh in Banjul, Gambia. Photo Credit: Reuters   Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and other African leaders on Tuesday urged Gambia's long-ruling...

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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...

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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

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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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