Resolution passed by the National Assembly allows Jammeh to stay in power for three more months, state media says. The Gambia's National Assembly has adopted a resolution to allow President Yahya Jammeh to stay in power for three more months, starting from Wednesday, according to state television...

By JAIME YAYA BARRY and DIONNE SEARCEYJAN. 18, 2017 BANJUL, Gambia — President Yahya Jammeh once predicted that his rule could last a billion years. Now, the fate of his nation is hanging on one more anxiety-filled day. After acknowledging defeat in an election last month, Mr. Jammeh abrupt...

18 JAN 2017 Mise à jour 18.01.2017 à 13:00 AFP © 2017 AFP Les Gambiens et étrangers résidents en Gambie continuaient mercredi de fuir ce pays sous état d'urgence sur décision du président sortant Yahya Jammeh qui conteste sa défaite face à son successeur élu, Adama Barrow, censé prêter sermen...

Adama Barrow, Gambia’s president-elect is due to be sworn in on Thursday January 19, 2017 but it is becoming increasingly clear that the event may not come on. Gambia is currently under a 3 month (90 day) state of emergency imposed by President Yahya Jammeh after a legislative vote to that effect...

Senegal has moved troops towards the Gambian border in an effort to force President Yahya Jammeh to accept electoral defeat and step down. Senegal is leading the operation, which is supported by Nigeria and other states in the region. Mr Jammeh has been told to leave office by the end of Wedne...

Civilians and tourists leave and regional forces deploy as President Jammeh refuses to cede power despite election loss. Large numbers of Gambians have fled their homes and soldiers from neighbouring Senegal have begun moving towards the borders amid a deepening political crisis. Yahya Jammeh,...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed to Senegal as part of Nigerian contingent of Economic Community of West African States Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG) – a standby force tasked by ECOWAS Heads of State to enforce the December 1, 2016 election mandate in the The Gambia. The NAF toda...

In a few hours, longtime Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh's presidential term will expire. But he is clinging to power as troops from regional powers reportedly amass at the border. International and regional powers are demanding that Jammeh step down and make way for his rival, businessman Adama Barr...

By Ben Westcott, CNN Updated 0757 GMT (1557 HKT) January 19, 2017 current gambia president refuses to step down sevenzo_00011128 Source: CNN (CNN)A midnight deadline has passed in the Gambia, leaving the African country in flux with two presidents and West African troops massed on the border. ...

Par RFI Publié le 18-01-2017 Modifié le 19-01-2017 à 01:40 Le mandat de Yahya Jammeh a expiré à minuit. Ces dernières heures, la pression s'est accrue sur le président sortant. Pression diplomatiques et pression militaires : l'armée sénégalaise, soutenue par des troupes venues du Nigeria, s'est d...