Most new arrivals are children, sent by their parents to Senegal as a precautionary measure. Several thousand people, mainly children, have crossed into Senegal from the Gambia in the last 10 days to escape growing tension over the results of last month’s presidential election. While some people ...

A delegation of ECOWAS leaders is due in The Gambia today, in respect of the initial planned visit on Wednesday 11 January. The decision was taken at a one-day ECOWAS summit held recently in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The delegation includes Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Liberia’s P...

Par RFI Publié le 13-01-2017 Modifié le 13-01-2017 à 08:54 Le président du Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, la Libérienne Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, l'ex-chef de l'Etat ghanéen John Dramani Mahama, sont à Banjul ce vendredi 13 janvier pour convaincre une nouvelle fois le président Jammeh de quitter le pouvo...

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 647th meeting held on 13 January 2017, adopted the following decision on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia: Council: 1. Takes note of the briefing made by the Chairperson of the Commission, Dr. Nk...

The Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested by West African leaders after a summit in Mali, Senegalese news agency APS said. President Yahya Jammeh is currently refusing to step...

The Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, has left the country after talks failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step down. Nigeria's president flew to Banjul to try to broker a deal but Mr Jammeh would not relinquish power. Mr Barrow is now heading to Mali, where he will meet West Af...

The President-elect of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, tells the BBC he is confident he will be sworn in next week and his rival, President Yahya Jammeh, will accept defeat.

The African Union has said it will no longer recognise The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh as the country's leader from next Thursday, when his term ends. The bloc warns of "serious consequences" if Mr Jammeh's refusal to give up power causes a crisis. Adama Barrow, who won the recent presiden...

Par Paulina Zidi Publié le 14-01-2017 Modifié le 14-01-2017 à 21:38 La présence surprise d’Adama Barrow est un des moments forts de ce 27e sommet Afrique-France qui se tient actuellement à Bamako. Le président élu gambien, devenu le personnage central de cette rencontre, est au cœur d’une crise p...

Par RFI Publié le 15-01-2017 Modifié le 15-01-2017 à 01:15 Des milliers de personnes ont quitté la Gambie ces derniers jours craignant des troubles en raison de la crise politique qui secoue ce pays. Des Gambiens mais aussi des Sénégalais, des Mauritaniens, des Guinéens, et des Libériens qui part...