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ECOWAS Must Consider Religious Leaders In Gambia Impasse – WANEP
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) has said mediators working to get Yahya Jammeh to relinquish power to the new President of The Gambia must consider Imams in the process. Deputy...
7000 ECOWAS Joint Troops Halted For Conclusive Intervention Talks In The Gambia
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has halted a joint military operation on Thursday for final mediation talks with immediate past Gambian President Yahya Jammeh who refused to...
Gambia Crisis: Nana Addo Erred In Deploying Troops
The Member of Parliament for the Adaklu constituency, Kwame Agbodza, believes President Nana Akufo-Addo should have sought legislative approval before involving Ghanaian troops in The Gambia’s...
Ghana’s Decision To Help Force Jammeh Out of Power Laudable – Prosper Bani
Former interior minister Prosper Bani has lauded Ghana’s decision to send soldiers to The Gambia to force Yahya Jammeh out of power. Ghana has contributed 205 combat troops to augment ECOWAS’...
Senegal Troops Enter The Gambia
Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia to back Adama Barrow as president as former leader Yahya Jammeh refuses to stand down. The troops have been on the border of the country since Wednesday,...
A Sign Of Incapable Or Indifferent President??
It has increasingly been clear that the looming danger in Gambia presently has the propensity of igniting political violence. The incumbent government led by his Excellency Yahya Jammeh, the man who...
Gambia’s President Barrow Calls On UN, ECOWAS To Force Out Jammeh
The Gambia’s newly sworn in President, Adama Barrow, has asked the United Nations (UN), ECOWAS and the African Union (AU), to force out Yahaya Jammeh to enable him (Barrow) take full responsibility...
Inauguration of Gambian President-Elect Adama Barrow In Senegal
The inauguration of Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow is currently on going at the Gambian embassy in Senegal. Adama Barrow was declared winner of the December 1 2016 Gambian election. The country...
Barrow Sworn In As President of The Gambia
Adama Barrow has been sworn-in as the President of the Gambia. His swearing in took place at the Gambia’s Embassy in Dakar on Thursday. Mr. Barrow has been living in Senegal for the past few days...
We Will Evacuate Ghanaians In Gambia If Necessary – Nitiwul
Government says the 205 soldiers deployed for the ECOWAS military operations in the Gambia, have also been tasked to evacuate Ghanaians if the situation gets out of hand. President Nana Akufo-Addo on...
ECOWAS Must Not Apply Brute Force In The Gambia
ECOWAS is preparing for a combat action following President Yahaya Jammeh’s refusal to hand over power to Adama Barrow. The instability in the Gambia continues to divide opinion over whether to use...
Barrow Will Struggle If Military Ousts Jammeh – MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has observed that Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow will struggle to govern, if embattled President Yahya Jammeh is forcefully ejected by military...
Botswana Ceases To Recognize Jammeh As President of Gambia
The Government of Botswana has officially cut ties with Yahya Jammeh, as it says it ceases to recognize him as President of The Gambia. A statement issued on Thursday, January 19, said the decision...
Barrow Will Struggle If Military Ousts Jammeh
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has observed that Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow will struggle to govern, if embattled President Yahya Jammeh is forcefully ejected by military...
Barrow Will Struggle If Military Removes Jammeh – Media Foundation
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has observed that Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow will struggle to govern if embattled President Yahya Jammeh is forcefully ejected by military...
Ghana Sends Soldiers To Gambia For ECOWAS Operation
Ghana sends soldiers to Gambia to aid the implementation of ECOWAS operation meant to get President Yahya Jammeh to relinquish power Commander In Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, President Nana...
Barrow Will Struggle If Military Ejects Jammeh – Media Foundation
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has observed that Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow will struggle to govern if embattled President Yahya Jammeh is forcefully ejected by military...
Barrow Inauguration In Senegal As Jammeh Stays Put
The man who won The Gambia's disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal. The message, posted on Adama Barrow's social media accounts,...
Ghanaians ‘fire’ Hannah Tetteh Over Twitter Comments
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hanna Tetteh, has come under a barrage of attacks for her tweets questioning the coverage of the Gambian crisis by the Ghanaian media. The Gambia has been thrown...