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22Feb/17

South African court says government’s ICC withdrawal is unconstitutional

February 22, 2017CrimeAdama Barrow, Burundi, Cooperation, Countries, Crimes against humanity, Gambia, International Criminal Court, Johannesburg, Law by country, Michael Masutha, Omar al-Bashir, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Phineas Mojapelo, Pretoria, South Africa, States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Sudan, War crimessmbale

South African High Court rules the government’s decision to withdraw from International Criminal Court is unconstitutional.

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23Jan/17

Barrow adviser says millions withdrawn from state coffers before Jammeh’s departure

January 23, 2017PoliticsAdama Barrow, Africa, BANJUL, Cabinet of Adama Barrow, Commonwealth of Nations, Company: Gambia President Adama Barrow, Countries, Dakar, Economic Community of West African States, Forms of government, Gambia, Gambian constitutional crisis, Gambian dalasi, Mai Ahmad Fatty, Mai Fatty, Politics, president, Republics, Senegal, The Gambia, War/Conflict, Yahya Jammehsmbale

Over 11 millions dollars were withdrawn from state coffers over the last two weeks and security is still a concern, Gambia President Adama Barrow’s special advisor Mai Ahmad Fatty says.

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21Jan/17

A look at Gambia’s Jammeh 22 years in power as he announces he is stepping down

January 21, 2017PoliticsAdama Barrow, Africa, Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction, BANJUL, Countries, Dawda Jawara, Gambia, Gambian constitutional crisis, Gambian presidential election, Government of the Gambia, In Africa, Jammeh, Politics, President of the Gambia, Senegal, The Gambia, United Kingdom, Yahya Jammehsmbale

From military fatigues to traditional robe, Gambia’s longtime leader Yahya Jammeh, who seized power in a coup in 1994, announced he was stepping down under pressure from West African armies which entered the country following his refusal to concede an election defeat to President Adama Barrow. Continue reading →

21Jan/17

Gambia’s Jammeh announces he is relinquishing power

January 21, 2017PoliticsAdama Barrow, Africa, Alpha, BANJUL, Countries, Country: The Gambia, Dakar, Decades, ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia, Gambia, Gambia Yahya Jammeh, Gambian constitutional crisis, Guinea, In Africa, Jammeh, Jammeh Foundation for Peace, Kanilai, Lieutenant generals, Mai Ahmad Fatty, Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Ousman Badjie, Politics, Senegal, The Gambia, Yahya, Yahya Jammehsmbale

Longtime ruler of Gambia Yahya Jammeh announces he is stepping down as president to avoid bloodshed.

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17Jan/17

Gambia’s President Jammeh declares state of emergency

January 17, 2017PoliticsAdama Barrow, Africa, BANJUL, Countries, Gambia, Gambian ambassador to China, Gambian constitutional crisis, Gambian presidential election, In Africa, Jammeh, Politics, Politics of the Gambia, The Gambia, Yahya Jammehsmbale

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh appears on state television and declares state of emergency, one day before official mandate ends.
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26Dec/16

A look back at the elections that shaped Africa in 2016

December 26, 2016WorldAdama Barrow, Adamou Seyni, Africa, Afro-Eurasia, Akufo-Addo, Ali Bongo, Alieu Momarr Njai, Benin, Boni Yayi, Book:Countries of the World: Africa, Chairman, Congo, Countries, Country: Ghana, Country: The Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Economic Community of West African States, Edgar Lungu, Elections in Africa, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Foreign relations of Gabon, Gabon, Gabon–United States relations, Gabonese presidential election, Gambia, Ghana, Government, Hakainde Hichilema, Jean Ping, John Mahama, Joseph Kabila, Kizza Besigye, Lee Hasonda, Liberia, Libreville, Lionel Zinsou, Mahamadou Issoufou, Muhammadu Buhari, Nana Akufo-Addo, Niamey, Nicholas Opio, Niger, Nigeria, Omar Bongo, Patrice Talon, Politics, president, Presidents of Gabon, Republics, Serge -, Teke, The Gambia, Uganda, Yahya Jammeh, Yoweri Museveni, Zambiasmbale

There were close to 20 elections in Africa in 2016. Ghana and Benin stood out as the most peaceful and democratic, while countries like Uganda were mired by violence as Gabon and Gambia had disputed outcomes. Continue reading →

10Dec/16

Gambia’s president rejects election defeat

December 10, 2016PoliticsAdama Barrow, Africa, Australian Football League, Chapman, Countries, Decades, Economic Community of West African States, Gambia, Gambian constitutional crisis, In Africa, Jammeh, Paul Chapman, Politics, Republics, The Gambia, United Nations Security Council Resolution, United States, Yahya Jammehsmbale

Gambia’s president says he now rejects the outcome of an election which he lost after 22 years in power. Paul Chapman reports. Continue reading →