(JollofNews) – West African leaders will take a “major decision” on the political impasse in Gambia at a meeting in Ghana on Saturday, a spokesman for the Nigerian presidency said on Friday. The West African ECOWAS bloc said last month it would take all necessary steps to uphold the result[Read More…]
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Gambia’s International Airport To Remain Open For Business
(JollofNews) – The Gambian regime of Yahya Jammeh Thursday said it has no plans to shut down the country’s only international airport amid the deepening political crisis. Mr Jammeh is alleged to have issued directives for Banjul International Airport to be shut down from January 10th following an announcement by[Read More…]
Gambia: President Jammeh ‘Recruiting’ Mercenaries
(JollofNews) Gambia’s longtime president has begun recruiting mercenaries with ties to other West African regimes in the wake of his stunning election defeat, sources tell BuzzFeed News. President Yahya Jammeh is ignoring regional pressure to step down and recruiting foreign fighters as he faces one of the biggest tests in[Read More…]