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...
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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 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 a show of force to pressure President Yahya Jammeh to stand down. Senegal gave him a midnight GMT deadline to quit and Nigeria...
AFCON 2017 Round One
We have now had the opportunity to see the opening fixtures of all 16 teams competing for the title of African Champion. So what have we learnt from the opening exchanges? ‘Small minded’...
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...
AFCON 2017 Round 1
We have now had the opportunity to see the opening fixtures of all 16 teams competing for the title of African Champion. So what have we learnt from the opening exchanges? One observation the opening...
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...
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...
[Photo] Abedi Pele, Armah Senegal & Kwame Ayew Show Their Swag
Fashion has definitely evolved over the years as this picture above clearly tells how much difference one can spot between men of the game then and now. Football maestro and Black Stars legend Abedi...
Icom Issues Red List Of West African Cultural Objects At Risk
‘It is indeed unfortunate that so much Nok material has been looted over time to supply the international art market. Properly excavated, such pieces might have shed valuable light on the Nok...
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...
Five Talking Points From Ghana’s 1-0 Victory Over Uganda
The Black Stars began the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Uganda in Port Gentil. The victory means the Black Stars join Senegal and DR Congo as the only teams to win...
The Gambia’s President Declares State of Emergency
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends. Regional leaders have been unsuccessfully trying to persuade him to hand over power to...
Jammeh Declares State of Emergency In The Gambia
Outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends, state TV reports. Regional leaders have been unsuccessfully trying to persuade...
Record of Ghana’s Opening Matches In Africa Cup of Nations History
Ghana have won nine of their 20 opening matches in Africa Cup of Nations history and suffered four defeats and seven matches. Wilberforce Mfum scored the country's first goal in the 1-1 draw with...
Yahya Jammeh’s Foreign Affairs Minister Resigns
Gambian Foreign Affairs Minister, Neneh Macdouall Gaye, has resigned from her post. She indicated in a letter addressed to the country’s President, Yahya Jammeh that, “I am of the conviction that...
‘Trophy Repellant’ Grant Looking For the Midas Touch As He Leads Ghana Again
It is May 21, 2008. The mastery of English Football had made its way to the land of the Tsars. It was a huge night for the meagre club amongst the two who had reached the pinnacle of European...
Jammeh’s Government Hit By ‘resignations’
Three senior government ministers in The Gambia have resigned, as President Yahya Jammeh defies calls to step down when his term expires on Thursday, the opposition Fatu network news site reports....