The new president's first job will be to deal with an internal crisis after it emerged his choice of vice president, Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, may be too old, constitutionally, ... Read more »
The African Union has its work cut out: the conflict in South Sudan, tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, instability in Mali and the Sahel, turmoil in Libya and the war ... Read more »
Fatoumata Tambajang, a former United Nations Development Program staffer, became a controversial figure last year when she told journalists that outgoing president Yahya Jammeh ... Read more »
The convoy of armoured personnel carriers and support vehicles made its way to State House and was greeted by cheering supporters. The military initiative aims to ensure that ... Read more »
"We need an Ecowas in southern Africa!" tweeted prominent lawyer, Fadzayi Mahere, as she, like many Zimbabweans, watched the decisive action taken by Ecowas against Yahya Jammeh's ... Read more »
As Yahya Jammeh flew into exile, President Adama Barrow urged caution in response to calls for the defeated president's prosecution. "We aren't talking about prosecution here, we ... Read more »
Newly-inaugurated President Adama Barrow of Gambia says the current political climate is not conducive to outgoing president Yahya Jammeh remaining in the country. He can return ... Read more »
The move is part of regional effort to support the country's new president, Adama Barrow. Read more »
The ceremony took place in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, as former president Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down. Read more »
The U.N. refugee agency says at least 26,000 people have fled Gambia into Senegal as the West African countries prepare for possible military action to unseat Gambia's leader of 22 ... Read more »
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