(JollofNews) Gambia’s longtime president has begun recruiting mercenaries with ties to other West African regimes in the wake of his stunning election defeat, sources tell BuzzFeed News. President Yahya Jammeh is ignoring regional pressure to step down and recruiting foreign fighters as he faces one of the biggest tests in[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Gambia: Jammeh Will Leave Power But Not Anytime Soon
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh has drawn the battle line in his New Year’s address: new elections or military confrontation with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Jammeh’s departure is no longer a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ and ‘how’ as he has lost both domestic and international legitimacy.[Read More…]
Gambia: Plot To Kill Key Opposition Figures Revealed
(JollofNews) -A senior partner in the Gambia’s opposition coalition, Mai Ahmad Fatty, Wednesday said they have received information about an alleged plot being hatched by some elements in the regime of Yahya Jammeh to kill one or two members of the coalition. Mr Fatty did not reveal any details about[Read More…]
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