Gambian President Adama Barrow met the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the flagstaff house earlier today.
The meeting was to deepen bilateral relations between the two nations which has recently been strengthened.
Gambian President Adama Barrow met the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the flagstaff house earlier today.
The meeting was to deepen bilateral relations between the two nations which has recently been strengthened.
Ex-President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh who went into hiding after booted out of office has found solace in farming as his new career.
The 51-year-old former military ruler has been spotted in a farmland going about some farming duties via photos shared by Africafeeds.com
Gambian President Adama Barrow has revealed that the official name of the country would be reverted to the original Republic of Gambia.
Former leader Yahya Jammeh announced that the country had become an Islamic State in 2015, changing it’s name officially to the Islamic Republic of Gambia.
New Gambian President Adama Barrow has finally returned to his homeland, after spending some time in exile in neighbouring Senegal.
Barrow won elections last December but then had to flee, after former leader Yahya Jammeh refused to relinquish power.
Yahya Jammeh left the coffers of The Gambia nearly empty on his way out, an advisor to new President Adama Barrow has revealed.
Mai Ahmad Fatty told the BBC that the exiled leader had plundered about $11m from the country’s reserves, a figure he says has been confirmed.
Embattled Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has confirmed on state tv news going around that he has agreed to step down from his seat to hand over to new President Adama Barrow.
Jammeh said there was no need for any blood to be shed in his address, promising a peaceful resolution to the impasse.
Recalcitrant Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has agreed to step down and would be leaving the country.
New President Adama Barrow tweeted not long ago that after talks, Jammeh has finally relinquished his hold on the country and would be allowed to depart.
Ghanaian musician A Plus has given his two cents on the ongoing political crisis in The Gambia and his opinion is as hilarious as usual.
The situation in the country is a mess – the former leader refusing to relinquish power despite losing elections and a new President sworn in on another country’s soil.
Troops from Senegal have entered The Gambia following the inauguration of President Adama Barrow, threatening to oust Yahya Jammeh by force if he does not leave office by noon today.
More troops deployed by ECOWAS, including some from Ghana, are still stationed in Senegal but remain ready to venture in at the appropriate time to usher Barrow into office.
Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow has announced that his inauguration would take place in the Gambian embassy in Senegal, instead of the Gambian capital Banjul.
Barrow, in a post on twitter, said that instead of the planned inauguration which had been promised in his country, the ceremony would be held in the embassy in Senegal.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has a military team on standby in Senegal just waiting for the word to enter The Gambia and oust recalcitrant President Yahya Jammeh and install President-elect Adama Barrow.
As one of the leading nations in the sub region, Ghana has provided a reasonable number of troops to bolster the forces, which simply await international clearance on the next step to take.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has ignored an international deadline to leave office by midnight today for President-elect Adama Barrow to be installed, leading to an imminent military action against his country.
Jammeh has refused to step down despite losing elections held last year, and has instead consolidated his power, declaring a state of emergency and having Parliament extend his term by 90 days.
The Gambian Parliament have officially voted to extend the term of President Yahya Jammeh by three months.
Yahya Jammeh’s term ends at midnight today, but he has refused to abide by the results of last month’s election which handed Adama Barrow a victory.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a state of emergency in the country mere hours before his opposition leader and President-elect Adama Barrow is set to take office.
Barrow won elections last year to oust the 24 year regime of Jammeh, but the long time leader has refused to step down, claiming the polls were rigged against him.
Actor John Dumelo recently revealed he had opened his first ‘JMelo’ shop outside Ghana, in the Gambia, and already he’s feeling comfortable enough to enter into their politics.
Gambia’s President, Yayha Jammeh, lost elections last year but is refusing to accept the results and leave power. Dumelo, whose party also painfully lost elections last year but left power (they had no choice) – is advising Jammeh to do same.