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UN protests Gambia army takeover of electoral commission

UN chief urges Gambia military to end takeover of election commission United Nations, United States | AFP |  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned the military takeover of Gambia’s independent electoral commission, calling on the army and police forces to immediately leave the IEC’s offices. The seizure of …

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UPDATE: No deal reached for Gambia impasse

Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Liberia’s president said Tuesday no deal has yet been reached by a heavyweight delegation for Yahya Jammeh to transition power to opposition leader Adama Barrow, who was declared the victor of a recent presidential election. A day of talks with Jammeh and Barrow yielded constructive …

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Buhari, Mahama in Gambia to talk to Jammeh

African leaders in showdown with Gambia’s Jammeh Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  Four African heads of state landed in The Gambia on Tuesday with a mission to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to leave office, as the country’s election commission was locked down by police. Jammeh’s party has vowed to challenge the …

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Gambia’s Jammeh says he will take his case to court

Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  Veteran Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh announced a legal challenge to an election in which he had already conceded defeat, in a weekend of dramatic twists that sparked international furore and fear of a crackdown in the west African state. A week after conceding defeat to …

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Liberian president’s plane denied landing rights in Gambia

UN Security Council demands Gambia’s Jammeh hand over power United Nations, United States | AFP | The UN Security Council on Saturday demanded that Gambia’s leader Yahya Jammeh hand over power to the president-elect after he rejected the election results in a dramatic political U-turn. In a unanimous statement, the …

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Gambian leader’s election defiance sparks global concern

Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow on Saturday called on longtime leader Yahya Jammeh to drop his challenge to last week’s election results following a dramatic political U-turn that has prompted fears for the West African country. A week after conceding defeat, Jammeh on Friday declared he …

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