Gambian presidential election

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Gambian Army ‘hostile Elements’ Working Against Government

The head of a West African force maintaining security in The Gambia told AFP Friday that army officials loyal to...

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Gambia’s UDP Takes Control of Post-Jammeh Parliament

The Gambia’s United Democratic Party (UDP) emerged from decades in opposition in the country’s parliament to take...

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Barrow Still Not Party Member

Gambia's victorious UDP party has told the BBC that President Adama Barrow is still not a member of the party However,...

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Gambia’s Opposition UDP Wins Absolute Majority From Jammeh Party

The Gambia's longtime opposition won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections, easily defeating the party of...

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The Vote Gambia’s President Barrow Must Win

Gambians will today vote for members of their one-chamber parliament. They are the first polls since Yahya Jammeh left...

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Gambians Head To Polls For First Post-Jammeh Vote

Gambians head to the polls on Thursday for the first time since the departure of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh, with...

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Dancing In the Dark With Jammeh’s Diehard Supporters

They came to dance in green t-shirts adorned with Yahya Jammeh's grinning face and to sing the old songs of adulation...

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Gambia Ruling Coalition Breaks Up Ahead of April Poll

The Gambia's ruling coalition has broken apart ahead of a parliamentary poll next month, dealing a blow to new...

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Gambia Coalition Near Collapse Over Legislative Election

Gambian coalition parties that united last year to deliver the first new president in 22 years are unlikely to run...

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Gambian Police Launch Probe Into Journalist’s Beating

Gambian police have launched an investigation into a violent public assault of a reporter by supporters of President...

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Gambian Journalists Pressure Govt After Attack On Reporter

Journalists in The Gambia on Tuesday urged the country's new leadership to uphold their pledge to respect media freedom...

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Gambia’s Barrow ‘allows Coup Plotters Back Into Army’

Gambian President Adama Barrow has allowed six soldiers convicted of plotting a coup against former leader Yahya Jammeh...

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Gambia Scraps Age Limit For Presidential Candidates

The Gambian parliament on Tuesday scrapped the constitutional age limit on presidential election candidates after new...

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After Jammeh, Gambians Seek Justice For the Disappeared

When Gambian intelligence officers arrested journalist Ebrima Manneh at his newspaper, he asked an office guard to save...

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Ghana To Maintain 50 Troops In Gambia

Fifty Ghanaian troops will continue to be stationed at The Gambia as a stabilisation force, says President Nana Addo...

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Jammeh Loyalists Decry Police Arrests, Plan Protests To Demand Release

Dozens of opposition supporters in the Gambia have been arrested by police in the western town of Kafenda – a...

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President Barrow Sworn In At Packed Stadium

The Gambia has formally sworn in its new elected President, Adama Barrow, in front of a crowd of thousands including...

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Akufo-Addo Assures It Contains Measures That’ll Fix the Economy

The Ghana 2017 Budget will be unveiled on the 2nd of March. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians...

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Happy To Be Part of The Gambia Success

Former President John Mahama has said the official swearing in ceremony of The Gambia President, Adama Barrow held on...