(JollofNews) – West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down when his mandate ends in January because he lost an election, the bloc’s chairwoman, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, said on Saturday. Her comments came at the start of an ECOWAS summit in the[Read More…]
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Gambia: ECOWAS Chair Denounces Jammeh’s Election U-turn
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh’s rejection of December 1st election result is unacceptable and threatened peace not only in the Gambia but the entire West African Subregion, says the chair of regional block ECOWAS. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of the Republic of Liberia and chair of the ECOWAS Authority of[Read More…]
ECOWAS Rules Out Suspension Of Gambia From Regional Bloc
(JollofNews) – The Gambia will not be facing any sanctions yet from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), despite calls from global human rights group, Amnesty International for the country to be suspended. Amnesty International which last week released its latest report on the human right situation in[Read More…]
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