Tag Archives: Adama Barrow

Banjul, Gambia | Xinhua | Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday promised to peacefully hand over power if he loses the upcoming presidential election in December. “I am a democrat. It is the Gambian people who make the decision. And Gambian people, whatever they decide I will respect that,” the president …

  Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday released the 2021 electoral cycle slating the presidential election on Dec. 4, 2021. According to a statement issued by the IEC, nominations days for presidential candidates will last from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 2021, presidential campaign …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Hundreds of Gambians marched Saturday in the outskirts of the capital Banjul, demanding justice for sweeping rights abuses and murder they suffered under former dictator Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule. Jammeh ruled Gambia with an iron fist but fled in January 2017 after losing a presidential election …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP | The Gambia has suspended permission for rallies and other public political events after clashes allegedly between supporters of President Adama Barrow and those of the former regime of Yahya Jammeh. Gambian police said in a statement issued late Thursday that permits for political parties to …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh said Saturday he would step down to keep peace in his country after 22 years in power, following last-chance talks with Guinea and Mauritania’s presidents before a military intervention. “I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of …

Gambia’s newly elected president has vowed to free all political prisoners and urged exiles who fled the 22-year reign of Yahya Jammeh to return from abroad and help him reform the tiny West African country, writes Carley Petesch “A new Gambia is born,” Adama Barrow said in an interview with …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP | President Yahya Jammeh scored only half his previous box office tally in last week’s election, handing victory to opposition coalition leader Adama Barrow. But why did Gambians turn against Jammeh after 22 years in power? Economic crisis A triple blow has been dealt to the …