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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...

More of Jammeh’s ministers desert him as his tenure ends on Thursday

The embattled president of the Gambia, Yahya Jammeh is losing more of his allies as the end of his tenure approaches. Three more government ministers...

African Union not to recognize Gambia’s Jammeh after his tenure expires

The African Union has announced it will no longer recognize Yahya Jammeh as the president of the Gambia when his tenure expires on January...

Nigerian MPs approve asylum package for Gambia’s Jammeh

Mr Buhari (R) and other regional leaders met Mr Jammeh last month to urge him to step down. Photo Credit: Reuters   Lawmakers in Nigeria on...

Gambia’s Jammeh preaches reconciliation as he appoints a mediator to resolve political crisis

The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has been preaching forgiveness among the political class in his country after the Supreme Court in that country postponed...

Gambia’s top court adjourns Jammeh’s poll challenge

Gambia's Supreme Court was unable to hear President Yahya Jammeh's legal challenge to his election defeat on Tuesday after judges from Nigeria and Sierra...

Gambia’s chief justice and communication minister reportedly flee country

Gambia’s communications minister, Sherriff Bojang is being reported to have fled the country. Other ministers are believed to be lining up to follow. Also being...

ECOWAS leaders defer decision on Gambia, to continue with mediation after meeting in Accra

The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) has deferred its final decision on Gambia after West African leaders met briefly in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The...

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