(JollofNews) – Soldiers stood watch on the streets of the Gambia’s capital, Banjul, on Sunday as most residents went about daily life despite concerns after the president, Yahya Jammeh, said he would not accept election results that would force him to step down after 22 years in power. International and[Read More…]
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Gambia: Adama Barrow Fears For Safety
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow said on Sunday that he feared for his safety and urged the international community to get the democratic transition back on course by persuading Yahya Jammeh to leave office as he had initially promised. “My security is a concern and what is happening in[Read More…]
Gambia’s President Jammeh To Challenge Election Loss At Top Court
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who initially accepted his defeat in a Dec. 1 election before making a dramatic about-face, will challenge the poll result before the Supreme Court, the ruling party said in a statement. His loss to opposition candidate Adama Barrow, announced by the elections commission last[Read More…]
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