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International

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...

International

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...

Politics

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...

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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...

International

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

International

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...

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Respect Gambia’s Constitution

The Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said that...

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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,...

International

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...

Opinion

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,...

Opinion

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...

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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...

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Ghanaian Troops In Gambia ‘senseless’ – Kwesi Pratt

Sending troops to Gambia to help oust President Yahya Jammeh would be “senseless”, veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt...

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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...

International

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...

Politics

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...