All you need to know about The Gambia stand off
January 19, 2017
West African leaders hold crisis talks as Gambia leader’s mandate ends
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has flown to Senegal to meet with President Macky Sall after last-ditch talks in Gambia aimed at resolving a crisis over the transfer of power.
Adama Barrow to be sworn in at Gambian embassy in Senegal
Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow will be sworn in at the country’s embassy in Dakar, Senegal, his spokesman has said.
British tour operator evacuating 1 000 Gambia holidaymakers
British tour operator Thomas Cook started evacuating nearly 1 000 holidaymakers from Gambia on Wednesday after President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency on his final day in office, increasing the chances of civil unrest.
Gambia’s parliament extends defeated president’s office by 3 months
Gambia’s National Assembly has passed a resolution to allow President Yahya Jammeh, who lost an election in December, to stay in office for three months from Wednesday when he was due to leave power.
High stakes as West Africa prepares military action against Gambia’s Jammeh
This isn’t the first time the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) would be intervening to resolve a national conflict. The 15-member organisation has intervened in all major hot spots within its jurisdiction ranging from the civil war in Liberia in 1990 to the post-election crisis in Côte d’Ivoire in 2011.
Gambia’s president declares state of emergency
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday declared a state of emergency just two days before he was due to step down, denouncing what he called dangerous foreign meddling in the country’s post-electoral crisis.
Gambia’s Jammeh asks court to prevent inauguration of Barrow
Nigeria’s lower house voted on Thursday to offer Gambian President Yahya Jammeh asylum if he steps down, lawmakers said. The House of Representatives approved a motion to authorise President Muhammadu Buhari to offer Jammeh asylum if he handed over power to Adama Barrow, who won Gambia’s December 1 elections.
Gambia’s electoral commissioner flees country after threats
The head of Gambia’s electoral commission has fled to Senegal due to threats to his safety after declaring that President Yahya Jammeh lost last month’s election, a defeat the ruler has refused to accept.
Gambia’s longtime ruler refuses to bow out, demands fresh polls
Gambia’s leader of 22 years Yahya Jammeh announced late Friday he would no longer accept defeat in recent elections, plunging the West African country into turmoil with a demand for fresh polls.
