Managing President Yahya Jammeh’s Exit
"I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite gratitude to all Gambians". Those were the words of President Yahya Jammeh on...
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Gambia’s New President Adama Barrow To Return Home
Gambia’s new President, Adama Barrow, is to return to the country on Thursday to assume power – days after his predecessor left, aides say. Mr Barrow, who has been staying in neighbouring...
Senegal Football Coach Aliou Cisse Has ‘unfinished Business’
Franceville (Gabon) (AFP) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse still looks back at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations with a sense of unfinished business, so Saturday's quarter-final against Cameroon offers a...
Football Fails To Bring Relief To Gabon
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the continent's biggest football tournament, is taking place in Gabon. But across the country, there is a quiet unease in the background. Support for the tournament...
Barrow Returns To Warm Welcome As Gambia Turns A Page
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - Jubilant Gambians on Thursday welcomed home their new President Adama Barrow, who was elected almost two months ago but forced to flee to Senegal when his predecessor refused...
Adama Barrow Reaches The Gambia
Gambian President Adama Barrow has finally returned home a week after being sworn in as Yahya Jammeh’s successor. The transition of power from Mr Jammeh, who ruled The Gambia for 22 years, to Mr...
Jubilant Gambia Awaits President’s Return
Dakar (AFP) - Jubilant Gambians were preparing to welcome home their new president on Thursday after a protracted crisis over an election dispute that forced him to flee to neighbouring Senegal....
The Highest Point Of Parliamentary Vetting Of Ghana’s Nominee Energy Minister
No doubt the vetting was the best I have ever seen especially given the composure, preparedness and depth of answers given by the nominee to many questions posed to him by the very astute Minority...
The Plot Thickens As Tears Flow For the Hosts
After two rounds of matches there is some clarity as to which teams have the most serious designs on the Afcon 2017 trophy. Here’s what we have learnt. Defending champions La Cote d’ivoire have...
I Told You So…“Agyewodin’ Yahya Jammeh
The ego of a kite or balloon knows no stop until it’s brought down by the same squall that gave him an elevation in the first place. So be reminded that a balloon cannot fly on its own until that...
Equatorial Guinea Has Applied To Join OPEC
This would bring the oil producer group's membership to 14 countries Equatorial Guinea has now applied to join the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, an OPEC source familiar with the...
The Gambia ‘missing Millions’ After Jammeh Flies Into Exile
More than $11m is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial...
$11m ‘missing’ In the Gambia After Jammeh’s Exit
More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said...
Gambia Missing $11 After Jammeh Flies To Exile
More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said...
The Gambia ‘missing Millions’ After Jammeh Flies Into Exile
More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia's state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said...
West African Troops Near Gambia’s Capital After Jammeh Flees
West African troops were seen approaching Gambia's capital, Banjul, on Sunday, several witnesses said, as they sought to secure the country and allow new President Adama Barrow to take office after...
Hackers Shut Down Africa Cup of Nations Website
A group of hackers claim to have shut down the website of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in protest at organisers holding it in the "dictatorship" of Gabon. The New World Hackers...
Ex-President Jammeh Finally Leaves The Gambia
Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh has left the country in the wake of elections that ousted him after 22 years in power. He boarded a plane to Guinea and from there will travel on to exile in...
Ex-President Jammeh Finally Leaves The Gambia
Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh has left the country in the wake of elections that ousted him after 22 years in power. He boarded a plane to Guinea and from there will travel on to exile in...
Algeria On the Shoulders of Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez
One would be certainly bold to believe Riyad Mahrez and Algeria would struggle at this year’s AFCON tournament. With Mahrez scooping up two titles (BBC and CAF African Footballer of the Year...