Gambia elections
200 Senegalese soldiers contract virus: official
The Senegalese troops were part of a West African force first deployed in January 2017. They were there to assure a smooth transition of power after outgoing...
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US bars entry of ousted Gambian dictator Jammeh
Jammeh fled the next month into self-imposed exile after his attempts to hold on to power brought intervention from neighboring countries.
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World Bank pledges $60m to help fill Gambia’s empty coffers
The International Monetary Fund and African Development Bank are also due to hold meetings with Gambian authorities in the coming weeks.
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Regional force’s mission in Gambia extended by three months
Barrow won a 1 December election but Jammeh, who had ruled since seizing power in a coup in 1994, refused to step down.
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Yahya Jammeh makes off with millions, luxury vehicles
The former Gambian president went into exile in Equatorial Guinea on Saturday after ruling the Gambia for 22 years.
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West African delegation descends on Gambia, Jammeh gets the boot at noon
Countries in the region launched a military operation on Thursday to oust former President Yahya Jammeh.
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Gambians flee as Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down
Adama Barrow, who beat Jammeh in an election last month, is adamant he’ll be sworn in as scheduled, as Gambia’s new president.
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West African leaders hold crisis talks as Gambia leader's mandate ends
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left Gambia shortly before midnight.
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Senegal army ready to enter Gambia if president refuses to quit
Jammeh said he would not step down, citing irregularities in the vote. His mandate ends at midnight.
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Adama Barrow remains in Senegal until inauguration
Gambian election winner Adama Barrow says he'll stay in neighbouring Senegal until his inauguration.
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Gambia’s top court adjourns Jammeh’s poll challenge
Legal sources said the foreign judges named to the court have not yet arrived in the West African country.
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Gambia minister defects amid political impasse
Sheriff Bojang made headlines in October by announcing that Gambia intended to leave the International Criminal Court.
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Gambia’s electoral commissioner flees country after threats
Jammeh initially accepted defeat but a week later reversed that decision and said he would not relinquish power.
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Gambian President Jammeh says he will not step down
The comments on state television late on Tuesday were a hardening of the veteran president's position.
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West Africa bloc to take actions to uphold Gambia vote result
ECOWAS leaders said that they would attend the 18 January inauguration of Adama Barrow, who must be sworn in.
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Gambia's Jammeh digs in as regional leaders fail to reach deal
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's ruling party challenged his defeat in a 1 December election at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Gambian opposition leader released from prison
Ousainou Darboe is on bail pending the appeal against his three-year prison term for mounting a peaceful protest.
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Surprise winner of Gambia poll eyes new cabinet, reforms
Gambia lacks a formal timetable for the handover of power and Jammeh has not been seen publicly.
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Gambia's Jammeh faces rare challenge in today’s poll after 22-year rule
Close to 1.8 million people will make their mark today as they vote for a president.
