(JollofNews) – A diplomatic source has told the BBC that the UN has cancelled the head of the Gambian army’s visit to Gambian peacekeepers serving with the UN mission in the Darfur region of Sudan. Gambian soldiers this week occupied the Gambian election commission’s headquarters in an apparent show of[Read More…]
Author: BBC
Gambia: President Jammeh Risks UN Sanctions
(JollofNews) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will be “strongly sanctioned” if he tries to stay in power, the UN’s regional envoy, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has said. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, along with the US, also urged the Gambian security forces to leave the country’s electoral commission office, which they[Read More…]
How Gambians Have Lost Their Fear
(JollofNews) – With President Yahya Jammeh’s dramatic rejection of his electoral defeat – a week after agreeing to step down – it might seem like we are back to square one. For more than two decades, Mr Jammeh has ruled by the pervasive use of fear. But after tasting victory,[Read More…]
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