19 January 2017 – Urging all Gambian parties to respect the outcome of the 1 December election recognizing Adama Barrow as the country’s President-elect, the United Nations Security Council today expressed its support for the commitment of West African States to “ensure, by political means first, re...

Earlier today, the Secretary-General called Mr. Adama Barrow, the President of The Gambia, to discuss the latest developments in the country and to congratulate him on his inauguration. The Secretary-General expressed deep concern about the refusal of outgoing President Yahya Jammeh to step asid...

SECURITY COUNCIL 7866TH MEETING (PM) SC/12688 19 JANUARY 2017 Text Asks Incumbent to Ensure Peaceful Transfer of Power in Line with Constitution The Security Council endorsed today the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union to recognize Adama ...

Par lefigaro.fr avec AFPMis à jour le 19/01/2017 à 19:53 Publié le 19/01/2017 à 19:26 Les troupes sénégalaises déployées aux frontières avec la Gambie en vue d'une opération ouest-africaine pour contraindre Yahya Jammeh à céder le pouvoir au nouveau président Adama Barrow sont entrées sur le sol ...

Adama Barrow, winner of December vote, is inaugurated in Dakar but longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh refuses to cede power. Troops from a bloc of West African countries have entered Gambia in support of Adama Barrow, shortly after the new Gambian president called for international backing following his...

Par RFI Publié le 19-01-2017 Modifié le 20-01-2017 à 03:02 Quelques heures après leur entrée en territoire gambien ce jeudi 19 janvier, les troupes de la Cédéao ont suspendu leur intervention militaire pour une dernière tentative de médiation. En fin d'après-midi, le nouveau président Adama Barro...

Bruxelles, 19/01/2017 - 20:06 - UNIQUE ID: 170119_11 I just spoke with the new President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, to congratulate him on his investiture this afternoon. I wished him every success for his mandate in full respect of the free will of the Gambian people expressed in the peaceful ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The political standoff in Gambia intensified on Thursday as foreign troops crossed the border with orders to dislodge a repressive leader who has refused to step down after losing a presidential election last month. Gambia’s erratic leader, Yahya Jammeh, seized power in a coup 22...

Joint ECOWAS-AU-UN Statement on the occasion of the swearing-in Ceremony of H.E. Adama Barrow, President-Elect of the Republic of the Gambia 19TH JANUARY 2017 The ECOWAS Commission, African Union and United Nations congratulate H.E. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia on the ...

The Gambia's parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh's term, which is due to end on Thursday following his defeat in elections, by 90 days. It also approved his decision to declare a 90-day state of emergency in the tiny West African state. Regional leaders have threatened to use milita...