(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow held talks with his team Saturday to plot his transition to power, with the release of political prisoners emerging as a top priority for the new administration. Barrow’s shock election victory ended the iron-fisted 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh on Friday, and the[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Defeated Jammeh To Address The Nation
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia is due to give a televise address to the nation few hours after he conceded defeat to president-elect Adama Barrow. Mr. Jammeh, 51, has governed the Gambia since July 1994 and has won four previous elections. But yesterday Gambians decided against giving[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Adama Barrow: My Vision And Mission
(JollofNews) – My Fellow Gambians, I wish to convey to you on this historic day that my candidature is a symbol of national unity and I intend to work, hand in hand, with the coalition partners to unify a divided nation. There is no need for tension to build up[Read More…]