The ruling party of Senegalese President Macky Sall has conceded defeat in the capital Dakar and the southern city of Ziguinchor in local elections widely seen as a test of Sall’s popularity. The West African country voted in municipal and regional elections on Sunday amid growing tensions over whether Sall[Read More…]
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Reelected Barrow Unveils New Vision For Gambia
In appreciation, My Lord, the Chief Justice of The Gambia, I thank you solemnly for administering the Oath of Office for the President of The Republic of The Gambia for the next five years. Having been sworn in, I also thank the Almighty God, with due devotion, for His mercies[Read More…]
Barrow Inauguration: W/African Leaders Converge On Banjul
Several West African leaders are in the Gambian capital Banjul to witness Wednesday’s inauguration for a second five-year term of President Adama Barrow following his re-election last month. Guinea Bissau’s president Umaro Embalo was the first to arrive on Tuesday evening followed by Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani, Togo’s[Read More…]