(JollofNews) – A large contingent of Senegalese troops is heading to the Gambia ahead of a planned military intervention aimed at flushing out President Yahya Jammeh’s regime. According to villagers near the Gambian border, hundreds of heavily Senegalese soldiers were seen heading to the Gambia in the morning from Ziguinchor.[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Gambia’s Higher Education Minister Resigns
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology and Religious Affairs has become the latest minister to resign from the government of President Yahya Jammeh. Dr Aboubacar Senghore who was appointed to the post last July said he cannot continue with his post beyond the mandate[Read More…]
US Tells Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh To Aside Peaceful
(JollofNews) – The US government Tuesday called on President Yahya Jammeh to step aside peacefully to prevent “potential chaos” in the small West African nation. Mr Jammeh’s mandate ends at midnight but is refusing to handover power to opposition candidate Adama Barrow, who was declared winner of last month’s election.[Read More…]
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