(JollofNews) – King Canute, is a story that springs to mind as I further consider the political impasse in the Gambia. Though the story is often misrepresented by historical commentaries to mean something else, the one narrated by Henry of Huntingdon in the 12th Century, states that King Canute was[Read More…]
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Gambia: Jammeh Asks Court To Declare Him Winner Of December Polls
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has asked the country’s supreme court to declare him winner of the December 1st presidential elections. Mr Jammeh said he had pulled more votes in the election than his opposition rival and should therefore be declared the duly elected president of the[Read More…]
Message To Officers Of The Gambia Armed Forces
(JollofNews) – Fellow Gambians, fellow members of the Gambia Armed Forces, for now, I will only reveal to you that am a member of the Gambia Armed Forces and a highly ranked officer but please allow me to remain anonymous till we succeed in making the rest of the Armed[Read More…]
Gambia: Amadou Samba Calls On Jammeh To Step Down
(JollofNews) – A prominent Gambian businessman and strong supporter of President Yahya Jammeh and his APRC party has called on him to respect the verdict of the Gambian people and handover power to President-elect Adama Barrow. Amadou Samba, president and chairman of Gacem Company Ltd (the only cement packaging company[Read More…]
Statement By The ACP Group On The Political Situation In Gambia
(JollofNews) -The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States continues to monitor closely the unsettling political developments in The Gambia, following the successfully conducted elections of December 1, the graceful concession of defeat by President Jammeh on December 2, and the latter’s subsequent reversal of that decision on December[Read More…]
Gambia Election 2016: Our Position On The Political Standoff
(JollofNews) – Prior to the declaration of results, we had election campaign. And prior to the election campaign we had many political parties with diverse political programmes. But because we do not have second round of voting, we decided to come together in the supreme interest of the country to have[Read More…]
Standing Shoulder To Shoulder With Gambia Bar Association
(JollofNews) – Dear President of the Gambia Bar Association (GBA), I have been instructed by the President and the Executive Committee (Board) of Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) to write to you to continue to express our solidarity with you at this sensitive time in your country, and also to dissociate ourselves[Read More…]
London Letter: Dangerous Stalemate In Gambia’s Crisis
(JollofNews) – My London newspaper this morning, the Guardian, brings news of the dangerous situation developing in The Gambia. Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and Hollande of France are quoted as stating clearly that “Jammeh must leave the Presidency in The Gambia” – as the Gambian people voted for the election[Read More…]
Gambia: UN Calls For Peaceful Transfer Of Power
(JollofNews) – Welcoming the African Union’s decision to recognize Adama Barrow as President-Elect of Gambia, the United Nations Security Council reiterated its call on outgoing President Yayha Jammeh to transfer power to the President-Elect in peaceful and orderly manner. “The Security Council reiterates its request to outgoing President Jammeh and[Read More…]
Incoming Barrow Regime Reaches Out To Diaspora Gambians
(JollofNews) – The incoming regime of President-elect Adama Barrow is reaching out to Gambians in the Diaspora to return home and actively participate in building the New Gambia. The new administration which is due to take over from President Yahya Jammeh, who has been in power for 22 years on 19th[Read More…]
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