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Gambia: Jammeh Must Step Down, Say West African Leaders
Al Jazeera, 17 December 2016
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. Read more »
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West Africa: Gambian Political Impasse Tops Ecowas Summit Agenda
Leadership, 17 December 2016
The Authority of Heads of States of the Economic Community Of West African States are meeting today in Abuja with Gambia's political issues prioritised on the list of topics to be… Read more »
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Gambia: President Jammeh Must Step Aside - UN
Al Jazeera, 14 December 2016
The UN's West Africa envoy says Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh must step down when his mandate ends in January and would be "strongly sanctioned" if he sought to remain in power. Read more »
End of the Road for Gambia's Jammeh - UN
The UN's West Africa envoy Mohammed Ibn Chambas says President Yahya Jammeh will be "strongly sanctioned" if he seeks to remain in power.
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Gambia: AU Speaks on Jammeh's Election About-Turn
African Union, 14 December 2016
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 644th meeting held on 12 December 2016, adopted the following decision on the post-election situation in The… Read more »
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West Africa: Leaders Move to Break Gambia Deadlock
RFI, 14 December 2016
Four African heads of state met with Gambia's embattled president Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday, to try and persuade him to accept his election defeat. The Gambia has been in a political… Read more »
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West Africa: West African Leaders Urge Jammeh to Respect Election Result
Concord, 14 December 2016
President Ernest Bai Koroma was among a high- powered ECOWAS delegation to The Gambia in order to negotiate with outgoing President Yahyah Jammeh to see reason and step aside and… Read more »
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Liberia: Is Jammeh Willing to Go?
Liberian Observer, 14 December 2016
The tragic consequences of Presidents who refuse to accept friendly interventions, particularly in West Africa, with references to Presidents Samuel Kanyon Doe and Charles Ghankay… Read more »
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The Electoral Chair Alieu Momar Njie says he fears for his safety after the military took over his office and barred him and other employees from entering. Read more »
