(JollofNews) – More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were trying to evaluate the exact loss. Luxury cars and other items were seen being[Read More…]
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Gambia: President Jammeh ‘Recruiting’ Mercenaries
(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…]
Senegalese Troops ‘Ready To Oust Jammeh’
(JollofNews) Senegal will lead military intervention to oust the Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh if he refuses to step down when his mandate expires on 19 January, a senior official of the West African regional grouping Ecowas has said. “Stand-by forces” were on alert and would be deployed “to restore the[Read More…]
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