Tag: Adama Barrow

ECOWAS’s 15 member states also gave preliminary approval to Morocco’s bid to join the bloc.

The VP-CBT Falcon Jet had been with Alpha Conde, the Guinean president, who is a close friend of the APC ...

The president is to return to Gambia on Tuesday.

“The time is now. There cannot be a better time because Gambians had waited for too long for this opportunity ...

Gambian soldiers refused to fight their ECOWAS counterparts on Thursday.

At least 200 Nigerian soldiers have arrived Senegal for the mission.

The Gambia's minister of higher education, Aboubacar Senghore, also resigned on Wednesday.

Mr. Barrow was scheduled to be sworn in as Gambian President on Thursday.

Two ministers have now resigned in the past week as Mr. Jammeh insists on holding on to power.

The Gambian leader spoke to his Liberian counterpart.

Mr. Barrow missed his son’s funeral.

The Gambian Supreme Court declined Mr. Jammeh's application to stop Adama Barrow's inauguration.

Mr. Barrow reportedly arrived in Dakar shortly after midnight on Sunday.

The president will also travel to Bamako, Mali.

Gambian lawyers claim Nigerian judges are plotting to give a ruling in favour of Mr. Jammeh.

President Buhari has been asked to ensure the safety of President-elect Barrow of Gambia.

Mr. Jammeh has vowed to stay on in office.

Over the weekend Gambian security agents closed three private radio stations.

“Let me make it very clear that we are ready to defend this country against any aggression."

“We have put standby forces on alert if he does not (step down) on January 19 when his mandate ends.”

The party leader also said there was no Supreme Court in the Gambia to hear Yahya Jammeh's petition

Jammeh’s rule was tainted by allegations of widespread human rights abuses.

President Jammeh had earlier conceded defeat in the election, after a 22-year rule, but recanted a week later.

The UN chief cautioned against violence.

The U.S. and Senegal have asked Mr. Jammeh to respect the wishes of the people.