I’ve Decided To Step Down
The Gambia’s long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in the country’s last elections. In an announcement on state TV, he said it was “not necessary...
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Roman Polanski Picked For French Film Panel, Sparking Outrage
France's minister for women's rights said it was a "shocking" decision to appoint filmmaker Roman Polanski as head of the jury for the country's equivalent of the Oscars. The award-winning director...
Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh Says He Will Step Down
The Gambia's long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections. In an announcement on state TV, he said it was "not necessary that a single drop of...
Avram Grant Set To Quit As Ghana Coach Next Month
Ghana coach Avram Grant has given a strong indication that he will quit his post as the Black Stars trainer at the end of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations next month. The 61-year-old former Chelsea...
Avram Grant Set To Leave Ghana After Tournament
Avram Grant has given a strong indication his time as Ghana coach will end after the Africa Cup of Nations. The 61-year-old former Chelsea coach’s contract expires at the end of the tournament in...
Jammeh Misses Second Deadline To Step Down
A deadline for defeated President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to leave office or be forced out by UN-backed forces at 16:00 GMT has expired with no news. The earlier deadline of noon passed as the...
Grant Set To Leave Ghana After AfCON
Avram Grant has given a strong indication his time as Ghana coach will end after the Africa Cup of Nations. The 61-year-old former Chelsea coach's contract expires at the end of the tournament in...
Hammond Admits ‘Brexit Fog’ Impact On Investment
Chancellor Philip Hammond has acknowledged that Brexit uncertainty may cause firms to delay investment. Speaking at Davos, he said some firms were "quite understandably... waiting for the fog of...
China Economy Grows 6.7% In 2016
China's economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, compared with 6.9% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in more than a quarter of a century. China's growth is a key driver of the global economy and a...
Ex-Deputy First Minister Will Not Stand In NI Election
Martin McGuinness, former IRA leader turned peacemaker, has confirmed he will not stand in the Northern Ireland Assembly election. He quit as deputy first minister in a row over a botched green...
Gambia’s President Barrow Calls On UN, ECOWAS To Force Out Jammeh
The Gambia’s newly sworn in President, Adama Barrow, has asked the United Nations (UN), ECOWAS and the African Union (AU), to force out Yahaya Jammeh to enable him (Barrow) take full responsibility...
Lambada Singer Loalwa Braz Found Dead In Brazil
Loalwa Braz, the Brazilian singer best known for the 1980s hit Lambada, has been found dead in a burnt-out car in Brazil. Local police confirmed it was Braz, but the circumstances of her death are...
Barrow Inauguration In Senegal As Jammeh Stays Put
The man who won The Gambia's disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal. The message, posted on Adama Barrow's social media accounts,...
Ghanaians ‘fire’ Hannah Tetteh Over Twitter Comments
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hanna Tetteh, has come under a barrage of attacks for her tweets questioning the coverage of the Gambian crisis by the Ghanaian media. The Gambia has been thrown...
ECOWAS Troops Enter Gambia Without Resistance From Military
Reports from The Gambia say the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) troops, have entered the country without any resistance from the military. The troops are said to be heading for the...
Ghana Sends Combat Team To Gambia
File photo: The troops have been sent to Gambia to assist in getting Jammeh to relinquish power. Ghana has made a commitment of about 200 ground troops to the ECOWAS operation meant to get President...
The Nima Boy Believes Komla Dumor Is A Sun That Will Never Set
It was with a sad body, morose mood; battered-morale, weakened and attenuated spirit that I received the death of Komla Dumor. Though I had not followed him quite long before his departure to the...
Blame African Leaders For Gambia Crisis – Kwesi Aning
Security expert, Kwesi Aning has blamed the leadership of Africa for failing to sanction President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh for his consistent flouting of the continent’s framework for good...
AFCON 2017 Round One
We have now had the opportunity to see the opening fixtures of all 16 teams competing for the title of African Champion. So what have we learnt from the opening exchanges? ‘Small minded’...
Respect Gambia’s Constitution
The Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said that the Constitution of The Gambia must be respected amid President Jammeh’s...