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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

AFP Modifié le 18/01/2017 à 11:57 - Publié le 18/01/2017 à 11:37 | AFP Au début de l'année, Mme Sow a quitté la Gambie pour le Sénégal avec ses deux enfants, "en attendant une suite favorable à la situation" à Banjul, dit-elle pudiquement. Des milliers de Gambiens et d'étrangers fuient la crise ...

The Gambia's parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh's term, which is due to end on Thursday following his defeat in elections, by 90 days. It also approved his decision to declare a 90-day state of emergency in the tiny West African state. Regional leaders have threatened to use milita...

by JOLLOF MEDIA NETWORK (JollofNews) – I, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa, President of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia and Commander-in -Chief of the Armed Forces, acting under the provisions of section 34 (1) (b) of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of the Gam...

Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:38am GMT LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian and other West African countries are preparing a joint force to intervene militarily in Gambia if President Yahya Jammeh does not hand over power, a Nigerian military source said on Tuesday. "A decision has been taken that he will not rema...

Dictator Yahya Jammeh lost elections but may not concede presidency on Thursday Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 17:03 Updated: Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 17:23 Business is booming at Bundung bus station. Men, women and children pile into a battered minibus, while suitcases, flour sacks and a bicycle are hurriedly ...