We’re Proud of Ghana – Ecowas Chair Sirleaf
Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has congratulated Ghana for an outstanding display of...
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President Akufo-Addo’s Inaugural Speech
Speech delivered by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after he was sworn in as president. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SWEARING IN AS...
We’re Proud of Ghana – Ecowas Chair Sirleaf
Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has congratulated Ghana for an outstanding display of...
Cote D’Ivoire President Ouattara To Be Special Guest At Nana Addo’s Swearing-In
President of La Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Dramane Ouattara will be Special Guest of Honour at Saturday’s ceremony to confirm Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as President of Ghana. The Ivorian leader,...
Nana Akufo Addo And John Mahama To Receive Nobel Peace Prize?
In 1994, when South Africa became independent from Apartheid and reverted to black majoritarian rule, F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela were hailed for their statesmanship. They had earlier on in...
AU and UN Laud Firm Stance of ECOWAS, 11 Envoys Desert Jammeh
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS...
Ex-Gambian Minister Urges Military Action Against Jammeh
A former Foreign Affairs Minister of The Gambia, Dr. Sedat Jobe, has recommended a military intervention to oust the country’s president of 22 years, Yahya Jammeh if dialogue fails. Mr. Jammeh, who...
Jammeh Must Step Down, ECOWAS Leaders Demand
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down because he lost an election, the bloc’s chairwoman has said. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of...
West Africa Bloc To Take ‘necessary Actions’ To Uphold Gambia Vote Result
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...
Gambia’s Jammeh Must Step Down When Term Ends
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...
Jammeh Must Step Down, Say West African Leaders
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh steps down because he lost an election, the bloc's chairwoman has said. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia,...
Jammeh Could Face Sanctions
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will be “strongly sanctioned” if he tries to stay in power, the UN’s regional envoy, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has said. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, along with...
The Gambia President Jammeh Must Step Aside
The UN's West Africa envoy says Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh must step down when his mandate ends in January and would be "strongly sanctioned" if he sought to remain in power. Long-ruling Jammeh lost...
Ban Ki-Moon Directs Gambian Forces To Vacate Electoral Body’s Premises
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the military in The Gambia to vacate the premises of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Gambian forces were said to have seized the...
Military Intervention In Gambia Not A Good Idea – Expert
A lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) Dr Ken Ahorsu has warned against military intervention in Gambia following confusion over the recently held election...
Military Intervention In Gambia Not A Good Idea – Expert
A lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) Dr Ken Ahorsu has warned against military intervention in Gambia following confusion over the recently held election...
Mahama, Others To Meet Jammeh Over Election Controversy
Ghana’s outgoing President, John Mahama will tomorrow , join other ECOWAS leaders in the Gambian capital of Banjul, to hold talks with the country’s outgoing leader, Yahya Jammeh, after he...
Prez Mahama To Join West African Leaders To The Gambia Over Jammeh’s Stance On Election
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to be part of a delegation of West African leaders to visit The Gambia on Tuesday, December 12. The leaders are expected to talk President Yahya Jammeh out...
Mahama Off To Banjul For Yahya Jammeh Mediation Talks
President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday, November 12, 2016 join other regional leaders to Banjul, The Gambia, to hold talks with the country's leader Yahya Jammeh after he rejected results of...
Jammeh Deserves Hard Butt-Kicking
Even by West African standards, The Gambia, with a population of just under 2 million, is a very small country. Invaginated by the much larger Republic of Senegal like a peanut-butter spread – pun...