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Nigeria: As Buhari, Others Visit, Gambian Army Seizes Electoral Office
Premium Times, 13 December 2016
President Yahya Jammeh took another step in brinkmanship today by asking Gambian soldiers to seize the office of the country's electoral commission. Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Arrives Gambia, to Meet Jammeh, Barrow
Premium Times, 13 December 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Banjul, The Gambia, this morning to meet with the country's President, Yahya Jammeh, who lost the presidential election penultimate week. Read more »
Can West African Leaders Make Gambian President Accept Election?
A West African delegation headed by Liberia's President Ellen John Sirleaf met with Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to persuade him to accept defeat in last week's election. The delegation included Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari, Sierra Leone's Ernest Bai Koroma and Ghana's John Mahama. Meanwhile, Gambian security forces seized control of the election commission headquarters. Following the visit Sirleaf said negotiations would continue and no agreement has yet been reached.
Presidents Ellen Johnson Sirleaf from Liberia, Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari and Sierra Leone's Ernest Bai Koroma arrive in Banju, accompanied by and Ghana's John Mahama.
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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, current chair of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), will lead a delegation of regional leaders to Banjul on Tuesday. On Sunday ... Read more »
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Celebrations erupted across the West African nation when President Yahya Jammeh unexpectedly conceded defeat after the elections commission announced the victory of opposition ... Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Off to Gambia to Resolve Presidential Dispute - Reports
Premium Times, 12 December 2016
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is set to travel to Gambia to help resolve the political impasse in the West African country, several media have reported. Read more »
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Gambia: Buhari, Sirleaf, Others Move to the Gambia in Push for Peaceful Transition
Leadership, 13 December 2016
President Muhammad Buhari will, today, join other West African leaders, led by Liberia's president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in The Gambia, in a push for peaceful democratic… Read more »
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Gambia: Jammeh Heads to Court
Premium Times, 12 December 2016
Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh will now challenge the results of a December 1 election at the Supreme Court, the ruling party said. Read more »
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Gambia: Buhari, Jonathan and Jammeh of Gambia's U-Turn
Vanguard, 13 December 2016
Ever since former President Goodluck Jonathan made that call to President Muhammadu Buhari congratulating him on his "victory" at the last presidential polls, and following the… Read more »
