(JollofNews) – Troops have been deployed to the streets of Banjul, the capital of the Gambia, after the autocratic president, Yahya Jammeh, unexpectedly rejected his defeat in an election last week and called for a fresh vote. Jammeh had initially accepted the result, ceding power after 22 years, to a[Read More…]
Gambia 2016 Elections
Gambia: Mamma Kandeh Urges Jammeh To Accept Election Defeat
(JollofNews) – One of President Yahya Jammeh’s challengers in the December 1st election has urged him to take the election defeat on the chin and handover power to the victor, Adama Barrow. Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) said the Gambian people have elected Adama Barrow in a[Read More…]
Gambia: Hackers Takes The Fight To President Jammeh
(JollofNews) – Unknown hackers have taken down President Yahya Jammeh’s State House website shortly after the Gambian leader made another surprised televised statement that he has rejected the results of December 1st elections. No one has claimed responsibility but the hackers have uploaded a picture of Adama Barrow, who was[Read More…]