Dakar — Adama Barrow was sworn in as Gambia’s new president on Thursday at a ceremony in the country’s embassy in neighboring Senegal, as incumbent Yahya Jammeh refused to step down after last month’s presidential…
Senegalese troops were seen moving towards the Gambian border in a show of force to pressure President Yahya Jammeh to stand down, the BBC reports. Mr. Jammeh was scheduled to hand over to President-elect Adama…
BANJUL — Gambia’s ministers of finance, foreign affairs, trade and the environment have resigned from President Yahya Jammeh’s government, state television said, as regional forces prepare to oust the veteran leader unless he steps down…
The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has hit out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be intimidated. President Jammeh had earlier conceded defeat in the election, after a 22-year-rule, but…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has not seen a peaceful transition of power since 1960; 2016 was supposed to be different. But unfortunately, the situation in the DRC continues to deteriorate as talks between the…
A leading member of an opposition party coalition known as the “Rassemblement” is urging the Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to reach an agreement with the group and step down to allow a…
When the West African country, The Gambia went for Elections about a fortnight ago, I did not pay much attention. I knew it was a foregone conclusion. Yahya Jammeh the maverick dictator of 22 years…
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Banjul, The Gambia, this morning to meet with the country’s President, Yahya Jammeh, who lost the presidential election penultimate week. The Nigerian leader, who arrived together with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of…
ACCRA — Longtime Ghanaian opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has won the presidency on his third attempt, defeating incumbent President John Mahama. Mahama acted just before the electoral commission officially announced Akufo-Addo as the winner of…
New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s candidate in the Ghana Presidential Election, Nana Akufo-Addo, has revealed that he has received congratulatory messages from other candidates in the race. His rivals who have conceded victory are: Ivor Greenstreet,…