(JollofNews) – Gambia’s security forces entered the building of the Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday morning, instructed its chairman to leave and have since barred other employees from entering, the chairman, Alieu Momarr Njai, told Reuters. “The military came to my office and said I am not to touch anything[Read More…]
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Gambia’s President Jammeh To Challenge Election Loss At Top Court
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who initially accepted his defeat in a Dec. 1 election before making a dramatic about-face, will challenge the poll result before the Supreme Court, the ruling party said in a statement. His loss to opposition candidate Adama Barrow, announced by the elections commission last[Read More…]
Senegal Calls For UN Security Council Meeting Over Gambia
(JollofNews) – Senegal on Saturday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council after Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh announced he was rejecting the results of a Dec. 1 election which he lost to President-elect Adama Barrow. Senegal’s Foreign Minister, Mankeur Ndiaye, speaking on television station TFM, also asked[Read More…]