(JollofNews) – Eleven high profile Gambian diplomats have called on President Yahya Jammeh to accept the outcome of the presidential election and facilitate a peaceful transfer of power to President-Elect Adama Barrow. In an open letter to the Gambian leader, the ambassadors including Dembo M. Badgie in Beijing, MomodouBadgie in Ankara,[Read More…]
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Gambia’s US Ambassador Sent Packing
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has recalled his representative in the United States after he endorsed the election of Adama Barrow. Sheikh Omar Faye, who was appointed to the top job in June 2015, is the first Gambian diplomat to openly recognised Adama Barrow, who was declared[Read More…]
Coalition: Gambia’s Jammeh To Be ‘Rebel Leader’ If Clings To Power
(JollofNews) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will effectively become a “rebel leader” if he fails to leave office at the end of his mandate in January, the government-in-waiting said Sunday. Halifa Sallah, a spokesman for the opposition coalition that spurred president-elect Adama Barrow to victory over Jammeh in a December[Read More…]