Yahya Jammeh

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Mahama Off To Banjul For Yahya Jammeh Mediation Talks

President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday, November 12, 2016 join other regional leaders to Banjul, The Gambia, to...

Opinion

The Electorate and the Politician Lessons For All From Election 2016

That 2016 has been a year of political surprises and turbulence is as true as the sun will rise from the East every...

Opinion

Jammeh Deserves Hard Butt-Kicking

Even by West African standards, The Gambia, with a population of just under 2 million, is a very small country....

International

Yahya Jammeh ‘should Step Down Now’

The Gambia's opposition coalition has called on President Yahya Jammeh to step down immediately, after he challenged...

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Gambia Election Chief Stand By Yahya Jammeh Defeat

The Gambia’s elections commission head has dismissed President Yahya Jammeh’s call to annul the election he was...

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Yahya Jammeh To Contest Election Defeat In Court

Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh says he will launch a legal challenge to contest an election defeat that will bring an end...

Opinion

Britain Is Not Helping Former Colonies; Yahya Jammeh Must Be Removed

The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has reportedly backtracked over his resolve to hand over power to his successor,...

Opinion

Ghana Is the Winner!

The December 7, 2016, general elections have ended successfully and the good people of Ghana have accepted the outcome...

Opinion

Yaya Jammeh Irreparably Damaged His Already Shoddy Legacy

I have always been one to reserve judgement about the Legacy of Yaya Jammeh of The Gambia. But no more! He is the...

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Gambia President Must Step Down

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh must hand over power after defeat in elections, the UN Security Council has said....

International

Gambia’s President-Elect Calls On Jammeh To Respect Election Results

Gambian security forces deployed en masse on Saturday as President-elect Adama Barrow appealed for calm, a day after...

Opinion

The Long Wait

At the time of composing this commentary, tension was high in the country because the Electoral Commission (EC) had not...

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Gambia Refuses Entry To ECOWAS Head Amid Election Dispute

Gambian authorities have refused entry to the chair of regional body ECOWAS, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Senegal’s foreign...

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Gambian Leader Rejects Election Results

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has rejected the result of the election which he lost earlier this month. In a reversal...

International

Gambia Leader Yahya Jammeh Rejects Election Result

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has rejected the result of the election which he lost earlier this month. In a reversal...

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Yahya Jammeh Rejects Results of December 1 Gambian Election

Yahya Jammeh is one of the longest serving Presidents in Africa Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh said on Friday he...

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Incumbent Jammeh Rejects Election Result

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh said on Friday he rejects the outcome of last week’s election that he lost to...

Opinion

For Slavery Or Salvation? Ghana Decides Today

Change is indeed coming! Perhaps 2016 is just a year of change. First was Nigeria, then USA and most recently not even...

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Africa’s Strongmen Rushed To Congratulate Trump But Not Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh

The surprise presidential win of a real estate agent and political novice over Gambia’s leader of 22 years has the...