(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia Friday rejected the results of last weeks election accusing the country’s electoral commission of committing ‘unacceptable mistakes’. Mr Jammeh, 51, who has ruled the Gambia since July 1994, lost the election to Adama Barrow of the opposition coalition. Final results by the[Read More…]
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Gambia: Defeated Ruling Party Enforcer Reaches Out To Supporters
(JollofNews) – The national mobiliser of President Yahya Jammeh’s APRC has called on the vanguards of the party and its supporters to unite and work towards achieving victory in subsequent elections. Mr Jammeh’s party which has been governing the Gambia since 1996 was defeated in last Thursday’s election by a[Read More…]
Gambia: Coalition Spokesman Says Defeated Jammeh’s Fate Not Discussed
(JollofNews) – The spokesman of the opposition coalition that won last week’s presidential elections in the Gambia has refuted claims that they have discussed the fate of outgoing President Yahya Jammeh. A few days ago, Fatoumata Tabajang, architect of the coalition told The Guardian that the new administration is blocking[Read More…]