(JollofNews) – The chairman of the Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said he is undecided about returning to work after the government lifted a two-week military blockage of his office. Alieu Momarr Njie said he is consulting with members of his staff before a making a decision whether to return[Read More…]
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Guinea Against Military Intervention, Buhari’s Envoy Meets Macky Sall
(JollofNews) – Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffery Onyeama, on Friday met with the Senegalese president, Macky Sall, on what the Senegal presidency described as ‘‘a mediation for a return to constitutional order in the Gambia.’‘ The Minister’s trip to Dakar is because of the lead mediator role by his boss, Muhammadu[Read More…]
Gambia: UN Secretary-General Speaks To Adama Barrow
(JollofNews) – UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon Thursday called Adam Barrow, the President-elect of Gambia, to congratulate him on his electoral victory and to reiterate the commitment of the United Nations to support a peaceful, timely, and orderly transfer of power. In a readout of the phone call issued by his[Read More…]