(JollofNews) – Gambia’s Chief Justice, Emmanuel Fagbenle, will Monday morning hear President Yahya Jammeh’s petition seeking to block the inauguration of President -elect Adama Barrow. Mr Barrow is due to be sworn-in on Thursday as the Gambia’s third president after he was declared winner of last month’s presidential election by[Read More…]
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Gambia: Jammeh Asks Parliament To Extend Mandate
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia is making a last ditch attempt to hang on to power by using the country’s National Assembly to extend his mandate, JollofNews has been informed. According to parliamentary sources, which have not been independently confirmed, Mr Jammeh has drafted a bill asking[Read More…]
Gambia: Adama Barrow Moves To Senegal Until Inauguration
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has temporarily moved to the Senegalese, capital Dakar, until his planned inauguration. The decision was made for security reasons by West African leaders on Saturday in Bamako, Mali, after a meeting on the political situation in the Gambia with Mr Barrow. Mr Barrow, 51,[Read More…]
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