(JollofNews) – The US government Tuesday called on President Yahya Jammeh to step aside peacefully to prevent “potential chaos” in the small West African nation. Mr Jammeh’s mandate ends at midnight but is refusing to handover power to opposition candidate Adama Barrow, who was declared winner of last month’s election.[Read More…]
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Why I Declared A State Of Emergency In Gambia
(JollofNews) – I, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa, President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia and Commander-in -Chief of the Armed Forces, acting under the provisions of section 34 (1) (b) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia, today, the 17th of[Read More…]
Gambia Declares State Of Emergency
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia Tuesday used his party dominated National Assembly to declare a 90 day state of public emergency in the country less than 24 hours before his term expires. The motion, which was championed by Fabakary Tombong Jatta, majority leader and member for Serrekunda[Read More…]

