(JollofNews) – Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffery Onyeama, on Friday met with the Senegalese president, Macky Sall, on what the Senegal presidency described as ‘‘a mediation for a return to constitutional order in the Gambia.’‘ The Minister’s trip to Dakar is because of the lead mediator role by his boss, Muhammadu[Read More…]
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Gambia: UN Secretary-General Speaks To Adama Barrow
(JollofNews) – UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Thursday called Adam Barrow, the President-elect of Gambia, to congratulate him on his electoral victory and to reiterate the commitment of the United Nations to support a peaceful, timely, and orderly transfer of power. In a readout of the phone call issued by his[Read More…]
Gambia: IEC Boss Says Jammeh Cannot Legally ‘Stop’ Barrow’s Inauguration
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh cannot do anything legally to stop the inauguration of Adama Barrow as president of the Gambia on 19th January, says the chairman of the country’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Alieu Momarr Njai said Mr Barrow, 51, was duly elected by Gambians in a free and[Read More…]