Dakar, 18 jan (APS) – Un important mouvement de troupes de plusieurs pays africains en partance pour la Gambie a été observé ce mercredi au port de Ziguinchor, a confié à l’APS une source militaire, alors qu’une intervention militaire devient de plus en plus imminente. Les militaires pourraient ...

Alors que le président sortant de la Gambie refuse d'abandonner le pouvoir, le conseil de sécurité de l'ONU doit voter ce jeudi sur une éventuelle intervention militaire de la Cédéao. Le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU va voter ce jeudi sur un projet de résolution en faveur d'une intervention milita...

A political crisis in The Gambia appears to be coming to a head, with Senegalese troops massed on the border after a deadline for President Yahya Jammeh to step down passed with no apparent change of heart from him. Mr Jammeh has refused to hand over power after losing elections last month, while hi...

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...

UNITED NATIONS — Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who lost elections last month, has until midday Friday to hand over power and agree to leave the country or face military action, the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said in a statement. “We have suspended operations and...

Plusieurs dirigeants de pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest sont attendus vendredi à Banjul, la capitale gambienne, pour convaincre le président sortant Yahya Jammeh, de quitter pacifiquement le pouvoir. Après être entrées sur le territoire gambien jeudi après-midi, les troupes sénégalaises et de quatre au...

Several thousand people have returned to the Gambia since ex-president Yahya Jammeh ceded power. ZINGUINCHOR, SENEGAL (UNHCR) – John* could not hide the relief on his face as he waited with his wife and children for a bus at Senegal’s Selety border crossing to take them back to their home in the ...

Video by Patrick FANDIO , Marie DEMARQUE , Tristan LE PAIH Text by FRANCE 24 Latest update : 2017-01-25 Refugees have been streaming back into Gambia since the departure on Saturday of strongman Yahya Jammeh, who finally bowed to international pressure to accept his election defeat. In the...

2017-01-25 06:54 Dakar - At least 8 000 Gambians who fled the country have returned since strongman Yahya Jammeh went into exile after being threatened with regional military intervention, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. Political outsider and businessman Adama Barrow won a December el...

45.000 personnes apatrides ou à risque d'apatridie en Afrique de l’Ouest ont reçu des documents d'identité au cours des 18 derniers mois. DAKAR, SÉNÉGAL, 27 octobre 2016 (HCR) - Des progrès significatifs ont été accomplis pour éradiquer l'apatridie dans le monde entier, mais les conflits en cours...