Tag: ECOWAS
Adama Barrow appoints vice president for The Gambia
President Adama Barrow is planning to return to The Gambia on Tuesday, as West African troops have secured the country, a spokesperson said on...
Disgraced Yahya Jammeh agrees to leave power
Gambia's defeated leader Yahya Jammeh announced early Saturday he has decided to relinquish power, after hours of last-ditch talks with regional leaders and the...
Last chance: ECOWAS gives Jammeh till Friday noon to resign
West African leaders have given Yahya Jammeh a final opportunity to relinquish power after Senegalese troops entered The Gambia.
Jammeh has been given until noon...
Military chiefs brief Buhari on Gambia operations
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, met behind closed doors with service chiefs, before his departure to London...
Troops enter Gambia to install President Adama Barrow
Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes power as the country's new president, a Senegalese army spokesman has said.
It comes...
Tragic Jammeh refuses to leave office as deadline passes
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down despite the threat of military intervention by neighbouring states.
Adama Barrow, who beat him in elections...
D-Day: Nigeria deploys fighter jets, troops to Gambia’s border
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed to Senegal in case of the need to enforce Gambia's election mandate, military authorities confirmed on Wednesday.
They...
Gambia: Jammeh declares 90-day state of emergency
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends.
He decried "extraordinary" foreign interference in...
Nigeria to consider asylum for Gambia’s Jammeh
Nigerian lawmakers are to discuss whether Gambian President Yahya Jammeh should be given asylum, a member of parliament said on Thursday.
Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev, representing...
European Investment Bank, UBA agree €60million private sector investment programme
The European Investment Bank and United Bank for Africa (UBA) have agreed a new 60 million euro lending programme to support private sector investment...