(JollofNews) – Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh has withdrawn his challenge to last December’s presidential election results. According to judicial sources, Mr Jammeh who now lives in exile in Equatorial Guinea as part of a deal brokered by regional leaders, has instructed his lawyer, Edward Mendy to discontinue the suit[Read More…]
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Jammeh Leaves Gambia
The live report has now ended. Thanks for being with us. Jammeh Leaves Gambia President Yahya Jammeh has left Banjul this evening after he agreed to step aside on Friday to avoid military confrontation with Senegalese led regional troops. A small crowd of his supporters and relatives were at the[Read More…]
Why I Stepped Down As President Of The Gambia
(JollofNews) – Fellow Gambians, my first preoccupation, as president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces and a patriot and the most sacred at that is to preserve at every instance and in every circumstance the lives of Gambians and this is a duty I hold sacrosanct. I have always pride[Read More…]
Gambia’s Jammeh Steps Aside For ‘Peace Sake’
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia Saturday told his people that he is relinquishing power in their supreme interest and for peace and security of the country. In a late night televised address, Mr Jammeh said he has always put above and everything else the independence of the[Read More…]