The Gambia’s new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day on Fridays too. Four years ago, Mr Jammeh had said the country’s mainly Muslim population should use Fridays to pray, socialise and tend … Read more
The Gambia’s new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day on Fridays too. Four years ago, Mr Jammeh had said the country’s mainly Muslim population should use Fridays to pray, socialise and tend … Read more
The dog that killed the eight-year-old son of Gambian President Adama Barrow has been put down, a government official has confirmed. Habibu Barrow died in hospital after being bitten by the dog last month at his aunt’s house in a coastal resort near Banjul. The attack happened before Mr Barrow was inaugurated and while he … Read more
A released prisoner has just been made The Gambia’s finance minister. Among other cabinet members sworn in today was a long-time opponent of Mr Jammeh’s Ousainou Darboe, who spent time in jail as a political prisoner. According to the AFP news agency, he has been made foreign minister. Mr Jammeh, who came to power in … Read more
A newly released prisoner has just been made The Gambia’s finance minister. Just 72 hours ago Amadou Sanneh was still in jail for being an opponent of former President Yahya Jammeh, who went into exile about 10 days ago, the Associated Press news agency reports. Among other the cabinet members sworn in today was a … Read more
West African forces have arrested a senior Gambian army general and have seized weapons from the private residence of exiled former ruler Yahya Jammeh, force commander Francois Ndiaye has said. General Bora Colley, the head of an elite commando unit, had been arrested in neighbouring Senegal, he said, without giving details. Regional troops had also … Read more
Senegalese forces continue to make arrests of former Jammeh loyalists in The Gambia’s security set up. The latest being four guards assigned to Jammeh’s wife, Zineb Souma Jammeh, who were arrested while trying to flee the country. Jammeh’s official photographer, Ebou Tarou Njie, has also been arrested by authorities at the Senegalese border post of … Read more
By: Nana Owusu-Sekyere The pomp and pageantry that greeted the newly elected president of the Gambia Mr Adama Barrow on Thursday 26/1/2017 was undoubtedly a warm one. Warmth which symbolised unity, oneness and the preparedness for a paradigm shift from the erstwhile percieved autocratic regime of Jammeh. But the sustenance of this national unity is … Read more
The Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow has removed “Islamic” from the official name of his country pledging more reforms in the West African nation. In his first press conference since taking over as leader, Barrow said he would soon be overhauling government institutions to make the administration more effective. “The rule of the law, that … Read more
The Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow has removed “Islamic” from the official name of his country pledging more reforms in the West African nation. In his first press conference since taking over as leader, Barrow said he would soon be overhauling government institutions to make the administration more effective. “The rule of the law, that … Read more
Conakry (AFP) – In pushing Yahya Jammeh to give up The Gambia’s presidency, negotiators played on two key cards: his deep Muslim faith and his professed love of country. Jammeh finally quit as president and went into exile on Saturday following intense lobbying by international powers, ending more than a month of crisis that began … Read more
The Gambia’s President has finally returned to his country after ex-President Jammeh was exiled Tourists from the United Kingdom have begun flying back to The Gambia, a week after 1000s of them were evacuated by holiday company, Thomas Cook. The evacuation exercise was necessitated by political uncertainty in the lead-up to the expiration of former … Read more
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has returned to the country to assume power – days after his predecessor Yahya Jammeh left to go into exile. President Barrow’s plane touched down at Banjul airport where jubilant crowds waited to welcome him. After landing, he tweeted: “I’m finally home #Gambia.” Mr Barrow, who has been in neighbouring Senegal, … Read more
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) – West African nations plan to scale back a military force that secured the return to The Gambia of new President Adama Barrow to take power, the force commander said Friday. The mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc will see “a progressive reduction” in numbers, Senegalese … Read more
“I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite gratitude to all Gambians”. Those were the words of President Yahya Jammeh on January 20, 2017 following a last minute diplomatic persuasion by the international community including the Presidents of Guinea and Mauritania and the UN … Read more
Yahya Jammeh signed the deal which had major input from ECOWAS, AU, UN, as well as Presidents of Mauritania and Guinea… It would be right to say that the seemingly unending drama regarding The Gambian political crisis, is finally over. Some however, do not know what exactly transpired; or what got the ousted President to finally … Read more
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has returned to the country to assume power – days after his predecessor Yahya Jammeh left to go into exile. President Barrow’s plane touched down at Banjul airport where jubilant crowds waited to welcome him. After landing, he tweeted: “I’m finally home #Gambia.” Mr Barrow, who has been in neighbouring Senegal, … Read more
Gambia’s new President, Adama Barrow, is to return to the country on Thursday to assume power – days after his predecessor left, aides say. Mr Barrow, who has been staying in neighbouring Senegal, won elections in December. However a handover was stalled when Gambia’s president of 22 years, Yahya Jammeh, refused to step aside. He left … Read more
UN Secretary-General Special Representative for The Gambia, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, plans to have further discussions with Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow in the Gambian capital of Banjul, said a spokesperson here on Thursday. UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a daily briefing that Chambas arrived in Banjul earlier on Thursday and will meet with the president, … Read more
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) – Jubilant Gambians on Thursday welcomed home their new President Adama Barrow, who was elected almost two months ago but forced to flee to Senegal when his predecessor refused to step aside. Dressed in flowing white robes and cap, Barrow stepped off the plane, with heavily-armed troops from Senegal and Nigeria standing … Read more