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...

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...

14 February 2017 – In the face of continued political crisis in Guinea-Bissau, a more sustained and well-coordinated approach is required to sustain economic gains, said the United Nations envoy for the country, calling for “faithful” implementation of a regionally-brokered road-map. “Any breakth...