Barrow To Be Inagurated In Senegal
Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow will be sworn into office at the Gambian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal. Barrow took to his twitter handle to make the announcement to his followers and the rest...
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Barrow Inauguration To Come Off As ECOWAS Forces Advance
ECOWAS forces have entered The Gambia to secure the State House, the seat of government, without any resistance from the country’s military, according to unconfirmed reports. The reports indicate...
Gambia’s President-Elect Adama Barrow To Take Oath of Office Today In Senegal
Gambia’s President-elect will not be inaugurated at the national stadium in Banjul on Thursday but at an undisclosed location. The spokesperson of Adama Barrow told the media in Banjul on Wednesday...
Ghana Deploys Troops To Support Ecowas Mission In The Gambia
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved and authorized the deployment of a combat team of 205 Ghanaian soldiers to The Gambia to join the Ecowas force. The Economic Community of West...
Ghana Deploys Troops To Support Ecowas Mission In The Gambia
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved and authorized the deployment of a combat team of 205 Ghanaian soldiers to The Gambia to join the Ecowas force. The Economic Community of West...
Vice President of Gambia Resigns
Gambia’s Vice President has joined eight cabinet ministers to resign in the face of the political impasse in the country incited by the refusal of President Yahya Jammeh’s to step down. Vice...
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...
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...
Senegal Troops Move To Gambia Border As Jammeh Crisis Grows
Senegalese troops have been seen moving towards the Gambian border in an apparent show of force to pressure President Yahya Jammeh to stand down. Wednesday was meant to be his last day in office...
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...
President Akufo-Addo Advised Not To Interfere
Director of Academic Affairs at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College says it will be imprudent for Ghana, on its own, to take any action against President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh. Dr...
Morocco Offers Gambian Leader Jammeh A ‘golden Retirement’
Morocco has offered The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh asylum in return for accepting election defeat and stepping down, a local news website reported Tuesday. The small west African country has...
Two Transitions And A Dog’s Bad Name
This is a historic week in the world as far as democratic transitions are concerned. On Friday, January 20, 2017, President Barack Obama would be handing over as President of the United States of...
Jammeh’s Defiance, ECOWAS Mistake And Buhari’s Bad Example
As it is now, The Gambia is under emergency rule as declared by its president of 22 years, Yahya Jammeh. The emergency rule has become necessary in the estimation of Jammeh, following his decision to...
Citi Breakfast Show, Wednesday 18th January, 2017
The Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday January 18, discussed Yayeh Jammeh’s declaration of an emergency ahead of the declaration of Adama Barrow as President of the Gambia.Join GhanaStar.com to...
Ghanaian Troops In Gambia ‘senseless’ – Kwesi Pratt
Sending troops to Gambia to help oust President Yahya Jammeh would be “senseless”, veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt has said. He dismissed any possibility of deploying Ghanaian troops into the...
The Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh’s Term Extended By Parliament
The Gambia’s parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh’s term, which is due to end on Thursday following his defeat in elections, by 90 days. It also approved his decision to declare a...
West African Force Ready To Deal With Jammeh After January 19
A Nigerian military source has disclosed that a joint West African force will intervene in the Gambia if President Jammeh refuses to peacefully handover power at the end of his tenure. The force is...
Gambians Stock Up Food As Jammeh Declares State of Emergency
Gambians have started stocking up food following the declaration of a 90-day state of emergency in that country by the outgoing president, Yahya Jammeh. Journalism trainer, Haddija Jawara told TV3...