(JollofNews) – Gambia’s defeated President Yahya Jammeh remains in the country and will hand over power to president-elect Adama Barrow in January following a transition period, the communications minister said on Sunday. Jammeh, who has ruled the West African nation for 22 years, has not been seen in public since[Read More…]
Gambia 2016 Elections
Deported Newspaper Editor Congratulates Gambians For Ousting Jammeh
The founder of Gambia’s first independent daily newspaper, the Daily Observer, who was deported in October 1994 from the Gambia for telling truth to then military regime of Yahya Jammeh has congratulated Gambians for voting Mr Jammeh out in Thursday’s election. Kenneth Y. Best said Gambians have freed themselves and[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Gambia’s Political Transition Begins After Election Shock
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow held talks with his team Saturday to plot his transition to power, with the release of political prisoners emerging as a top priority for the new administration. Barrow’s shock election victory ended the iron-fisted 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh on Friday, and the[Read More…]