Earlier today, the Secretary-General called Mr. Adama Barrow, the President of The Gambia, to discuss the latest developments in the country and to congratulate him on his inauguration. The Secretary-General expressed deep concern about the refusal of outgoing President Yahya Jammeh to step asid...

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...

By Bryony Jones and Ben Westcott, CNN Updated 1724 GMT (0124 HKT) January 19, 2017 (CNN)Adama Barrow was sworn in Thursday as Gambia's new President at the West African nation's embassy in neighboring Senegal while incumbent Yahya Jammeh has refused to step down from office. Foreign diplomats...

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...

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...

Dakar, 19 jan (APS) - Le Conseil des organisations non gouvernementales d’appui au développement (CONGAD) appelle le gouvernement sénégalais et le Haut Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) à "se concerter en urgence" pour trouver une solution à l’afflux de milliers de réfugiés de l...

The President-elect of The Gambia has invited all to his inauguration as the President of of the country. Barrow said this in a tweet on Thursday that the inauguration would be holding at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, the Senegalese capital. Barrow had fled in the week to Senegal after Yahya Ja...

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 ...

The man who won The Gambia's disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal. The message, posted on Adama Barrow's social media accounts, invited the general public to attend the ceremony. Last-ditch efforts by regional leaders to convince ...

Written by Sam Phatey on January 17, 2017 Troops from West African nations will be escorting the Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow into the small nation to be sworn-in as its president. Incumbent President Yahya Jammeh was defeated in the polls but refusing to step down. His refusal to ced...