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  • Gambia talks fail as president refuses to step down

    news BBC, 14 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    The Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, has left the country after talks failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step down. Nigeria's president flew to Banjul to try to broker a deal but Mr Jammeh would not relinquish power. Mr Barrow is now heading to Mali, where he will meet West Af...
  • 'Asylum not necessary' for Gambia's Jammeh

    news BBC, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    The President-elect of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, tells the BBC he is confident he will be sworn in next week and his rival, President Yahya Jammeh, will accept defeat.
  • Gambia dispute: African Union 'will not recognise' President Jammeh

    news BBC, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    The African Union has said it will no longer recognise The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh as the country's leader from next Thursday, when his term ends. The bloc warns of "serious consequences" if Mr Jammeh's refusal to give up power causes a crisis. Adama Barrow, who won the recent presiden...
  • Crise en Gambie: la Cédéao se laisse encore 4 jours pour trouver une solution

    news RFI, 14 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    Par Paulina Zidi Publié le 14-01-2017 Modifié le 14-01-2017 à 21:38 La présence surprise d’Adama Barrow est un des moments forts de ce 27e sommet Afrique-France qui se tient actuellement à Bamako. Le président élu gambien, devenu le personnage central de cette rencontre, est au cœur d’une crise p...
  • Crise en Gambie: des milliers de personnes fuient le pays craignant des troubles

    news RFI, 15 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    Par RFI Publié le 15-01-2017 Modifié le 15-01-2017 à 01:15 Des milliers de personnes ont quitté la Gambie ces derniers jours craignant des troubles en raison de la crise politique qui secoue ce pays. Des Gambiens mais aussi des Sénégalais, des Mauritaniens, des Guinéens, et des Libériens qui part...
  • Adama Barrow à Dakar: la Cédéao joue serré

    news RFI, 16 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    Adama Barrow est à Dakar. Une situation particulière puisqu’il est censé prendre ses fonctions dans 4 jours, le jeudi 19. Une cérémonie qui aura lieu, affirment ses proches. Le séjour du futur président de la Gambie serait justifié par des raisons de sécurité. Le choix de la capitale serait lui géog...
  • African Union to cease recognising Jammeh as Gambia's leader

    news France24, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    Latest update : 2017-01-13 The African Union (AU) will cease to recognise Yahya Jammeh as Gambia's president as of January 19, when his mandate expires, the organisation's Peace and Security Council said on Friday. The decision comes as West African leaders are visiting Gambia in a last-ditch ef...
  • Gambian President-elect Gains Support in Leadership Crisis

    news Voice of America, 14 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow met Saturday in Mali with world leaders trying to arrange a peaceful outcome of the West African country's leadership crisis. Barrow was officially declared the winner of last month's election by a slim margin. Yahya Jammeh, who has been power in Gambia since ...
  • Amid progress in West Africa and the Sahel, UN envoy warns of region’s political challenges

    news UN News Centre, 13 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    13 January 2017 – Briefing the Security Council on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel region, a senior United Nations official cited a “rising tide of democracy” throughout the continent, noting that a number of countries had recently held elections which largely complied with electoral norm...
  • Gambia's President-elect arrives in Senegal after talks fail

    news Reuters, 15 Jan 2017 (7 years ago )
    By Emma Farge | DAKAR Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has left the country for neighboring Senegal, a coalition member and local media said on Sunday, a day after West African leaders failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step aside. Barrow, a former real estate agent, won a Dec. 1 ...