(JollofNews) – The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would take all necessary actions to uphold the result of a Dec. 1 election in Gambia, where veteran President Yahya Jammeh says he will not step down after losing to Adama Barrow. ECOWAS leaders said in a communique marking[Read More…]
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W/Africa Bloc Says Gambia’s Jammeh Must Step Down When Term Ends
(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…]
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…]
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