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 20-01-2017 Modifié le 20-01-2017 à 08:36 Après avoir franchi la frontière gambienne ce jeudi 19 janvier, les troupes ouest-africaines ont suspendu leur intervention pour une dernière tentative de médiation avec Yahya Jammeh qui sera menée ce vendredi par le président guinéen Alp...

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 ...

West African leaders tell former president to leave or be ousted as regional troops enter country to support successor West African leaders have given Yahya Jammeh until midday on Friday to cede power after regional troops crossed the border in support of his democratically elected successor. ...

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...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 20 January 2017 Around 45,000 people are now reported to have arrived in Senegal from The Gambia – according to the Seneg...

Adama Barrow Promises to Turn Page on Rights Abuses Jim Wormington Researcher “This is the day we’ve been waiting for,” Sanna told me as he and hundreds of Gambians gathered outside their country’s embassy in Dakar, Senegal to celebrate the inauguration today of President Adama Barrow. Barrow...

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...

12:45pm GMT BANJUL Jan 20 (Reuters) - Gambia's longtime leader Yahya Jammeh has asked the West African bloc ECOWAS for an extension of a midday deadline for him to leave power until 4 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), government sources said on Friday. Guinea's President Alpha Conde and Mauritania's...