I’ve Fought For 40 Years
President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the New Patriotic Party’s thanksgiving service in Accra on Sunday, recalled with nostalgia his involvement in political battles for decades, in his...
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Barrow Plans Inauguration Amid Vote Dispute
The Gambia’s president-elect, Adama barrow has announced he is ready to take office in January, despite the refusal by the West African country’s longtime ruler, President Yahya Jammeh to accept...
Yahya Jammeh Must Step Aside
The people of Gambia went to the polls on December 1, 2016. And as a result, incumbent President Yahya Jammeh lost the election to his main opponent, Adama Barrow. Initially, he accepted the outcome...
Mahama To Take A Break From Politics
President John Mahama’s immediate plan after his heavy election defeat is to take a long break from politics. But in the long term, the outgoing President foresees himself working on sub-regional,...
Mahama To Take A Break From Politics
President John Mahama’s immediate plan after his heavy election defeat is to take a long break from politics. But in the long term, the outgoing President foresees himself working on sub-regional,...
Nana Akufo-Addo’s Speech At Thanksgiving Service
AKUFO-ADDO, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, AT THE NPP THANKSGIVING SERVICE, AT ACCRA STADIUM ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 2016 What can I say, my dear friends but to thank the Almighty God and...
ECOWAS Leaders Aim To Enforce Gambian Election Upset
West African leaders promised Saturday to enforce the results of a Gambian election that was won by a little-known businessman backed by an opposition coalition but rejected by the country’s...
I’m So Grateful; Let’s Get To Work Now
The President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, thanking God and man for his elevation to the highest office of the land, sounded a clarion call to the citizenry to renew their strength and...
We’re A Blessed People – Akufo-Addo Declares With The Gambia In Mind
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghanaians ought to be thankful to God for the prevailing peace and sustained democracy in the country. Expressing his recognition of President Mahama’s...
Ex-Gambian Minister Urges Military Action Against Jammeh
A former Foreign Affairs Minister of The Gambia, Dr. Sedat Jobe, has recommended a military intervention to oust the country’s president of 22 years, Yahya Jammeh if dialogue fails. Mr. Jammeh, who...
Mahama Co-Chairs Gambia Mediation Team
President John Dramani Mahama has been appointed as co-chair of the ECOWAS mediation team in The Gambia. He will, together with Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari – who is the mediator – chair...
Jammeh Must Step Down, ECOWAS Leaders Demand
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down because he lost an election, the bloc’s chairwoman has said. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of...
West Africa Bloc To Take ‘necessary Actions’ To Uphold Gambia Vote Result
The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would take all necessary actions to uphold the result of a Dec. 1 election in Gambia, where veteran President Yahya Jammeh says he will not step...
Gambia’s Jammeh Must Step Down When Term Ends
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down when his mandate ends in January because he lost an election, the bloc’s chairwoman, President Ellen...
Jammeh Must Step Down, Say West African Leaders
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh steps down because he lost an election, the bloc's chairwoman has said. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia,...
Chambas’ Soft Talk Won’t Force Jammeh To Step Down!
The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, will be “strongly sanctioned” if he tries to stay in power, the UN’s regional envoy, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, is quoted as saying by the Daily Graphic. Yahya...
A Paradox Of Desire
“Those who want to save their life will lose it…” Matthew 16:25 “Desire often creates paradoxical effects. The more you want something, the more you chase after it, the more it eludes you.”...
Mahama Arrives In Abuja For ECOWAS Summit
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, for an ECOWAS heads of state summit. This will be his last ECOWAS meeting before leaving office in January 2017. The three-day...
Mahama Arrives In Abuja For ECOWAS Summit
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, for an ECOWAS heads of state summit. This will be his last ECOWAS meeting before leaving office in January 2017. The three-day...
Mahama Jets Off To Abuja For ECOWAS Summit
President John Mahama is joining his colleague ECOWAS leaders today for a Heads of State summit in Abuja. The West African leaders are expected to use the three-day meeting to convince defeated...