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West Africa: Ban Commends West African Countries' Firm Decision to Stand By Gambian President-Elect
UN News, 19 December 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended decisions by a bloc of West African countries to take all necessary actions to enforce the outcome of the presidential… Read more »
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Gambia: My Status as Incoming President is Unquestionable - Adama Barrow
Gambia Voice, 20 December 2016
After the West African regional bloc ECOWAS heads of States summit conveyed in Nigerian capital Abuja and subsequent statement on the political crisis in The Gambia, the… Read more »
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Gambia: Adama Barrow 'Must Be Sworn In' by 18th January, ECOWAS Leaders Said in a Communique
Gambia Voice, 20 December 2016
The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would take all necessary actions to uphold the result of a Dec. 1 election in Gambia, where long term President Yahya Jammeh says… Read more »
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West Africa: Gambian Electoral Crisis - ECOWAS Recognises Adama Barrow
Cameroon Tribune, 19 December 2016
Meeting in Nigeria over the weekend, Heads of State promised to attend his inauguration on January 19, 2016. Read more »
West African Leaders Validate Gambia President-Elect
Regional body ECOWAS has pledged to take charge of President-elect Adama Barrow's security and have encouraged all fifteen members to attend his inauguration on January 19, 2017.
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The UN's West Africa envoy Mohammed Ibn Chambas says President Yahya Jammeh will be "strongly sanctioned" if he seeks to remain in power. Read more »
