(JollofNews) – The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would take all necessary actions to uphold the result of a Dec. 1 election in Gambia, where veteran President Yahya Jammeh says he will not step down after losing to Adama Barrow. ECOWAS leaders said in a communique marking[Read More…]
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W/Africa Bloc Says Gambia’s Jammeh Must Step Down When Term Ends
(JollofNews) – West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down when his mandate ends in January because he lost an election, the bloc’s chairwoman, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, said on Saturday. Her comments came at the start of an ECOWAS summit in the[Read More…]
No Deal Reached In Gambia’s Political Standoff
(JollofNews) – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is heading a mediation delegation to Gambia on behalf of West Africa’s ECOWAS bloc, said no deal had been reached on Tuesday to end a deepening political crisis. “It is not time for a deal. It is not something that can happen[Read More…]
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