Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has congratulated Ghana for an outstanding display of democracy. “We are proud of Ghana today,” she minced no words as she delivered her congratulatory message to newly sworn-in President of Ghana, Nana Addo … Read more
Speech delivered by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after he was sworn in as president. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SWEARING IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE GHANA ARMED FORCES. Mr Speaker, The Ghanaian people give thanks to Almighty God for the … Read more
Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has congratulated Ghana for an outstanding display of democracy. “We are proud of Ghana today,” she minced no words as she delivered her congratulatory message to newly sworn-in President of Ghana, Nana Addo … Read more
President of La Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Dramane Ouattara will be Special Guest of Honour at Saturday’s ceremony to confirm Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as President of Ghana. The Ivorian leader, 74, will be one of several heads of state from the sub-region to attend the investiture, to be held at the Black Star Square. The … Read more
In 1994, when South Africa became independent from Apartheid and reverted to black majoritarian rule, F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela were hailed for their statesmanship. They had earlier on in 1993 been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Of course, South Africa has the monopoly of Nobel Prizes in Africa with 10 Nobel … Read more
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS through its current chair, Liberia President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, were in Gambia last week as part of efforts to mediate in the political impasse … Read more
A former Foreign Affairs Minister of The Gambia, Dr. Sedat Jobe, has recommended a military intervention to oust the country’s president of 22 years, Yahya Jammeh if dialogue fails. Mr. Jammeh, who conceded defeat in the country’s presidential elections held on December 1, 2016, did a turnaround recently, calling for a re-run. He subsequently filed … Read more
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down because he lost an election, the bloc’s chairwoman has said. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, the chair of the Economic Community of West African States, urged the leaders at the bloc’s summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Saturday … Read more
The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would take all necessary actions to uphold the result of a Dec. 1 election in Gambia, where veteran President Yahya Jammeh says he will not step down after losing to Adama Barrow. ECOWAS leaders said in a communique marking the end of a summit in the … Read more
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down when his mandate ends in January because he lost an election, the bloc’s chairwoman, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, said on Saturday. Her comments came at the start of an ECOWAS summit in the Nigerian capital aimed at deciding on action … Read more
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down because he lost an election, the bloc’s chairwoman has said. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, the chair of the Economic Community of West African States, urged the leaders at the bloc’s summit in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Saturday … Read more
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will be “strongly sanctioned” if he tries to stay in power, the UN’s regional envoy, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has said. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, along with the US, also urged the Gambian security forces to leave the country’s electoral commission office, which they seized on Tuesday. The army could compromise … Read more
The UN’s West Africa envoy says Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh must step down when his mandate ends in January and would be “strongly sanctioned” if he sought to remain in power. Long-ruling Jammeh lost the election to little-known businessman Adama Barrow on December 1 and conceded defeat in a widely celebrated moment of democratic hope … Read more
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the military in The Gambia to vacate the premises of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Gambian forces were said to have seized the building of the IEC on Tuesday following rejection of results of the December 1 elections by President Yahya Jammeh. President Jammeh, who had … Read more
A lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) Dr Ken Ahorsu has warned against military intervention in Gambia following confusion over the recently held election results. The West African country is in a constitutional deadlock after its leader Yahya Jammeh rejected results of that country’s election held earlier this month. Dr. … Read more
A lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) Dr Ken Ahorsu has warned against military intervention in Gambia following confusion over the recently held election results. The West African country is in a constitutional deadlock after its leader Yahya Jammeh rejected results of that country’s election held earlier this month. Dr. … Read more
Ghana’s outgoing President, John Mahama will tomorrow [Tuesday], join other ECOWAS leaders in the Gambian capital of Banjul, to hold talks with the country’s outgoing leader, Yahya Jammeh, after he rejected results of that country’s election held earlier in December. Hours after President Mahama conceded defeat in Ghana’s election on December 9, news broke that … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to be part of a delegation of West African leaders to visit The Gambia on Tuesday, December 12. The leaders are expected to talk President Yahya Jammeh out of his latest stance on the December 1 elections. President Jammeh had lost the elections to Adama Barrow. But days after … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday, November 12, 2016 join other regional leaders to Banjul, The Gambia, to hold talks with the country’s leader Yahya Jammeh after he rejected results of that country’s election held earlier this month. President Jammeh who has ruled The Gambia for over 22 years has annulled the elections and … Read more
Even by West African standards, The Gambia, with a population of just under 2 million, is a very small country. Invaginated by the much larger Republic of Senegal like a peanut-butter spread – pun intended, of course – makes the smallest officially Anglophone country in this sub-region all the more easy to forget. Which may … Read more