The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the outgoing Gambian President for rejecting the official election results proclaimed by the Independent Electoral Commission. The Council warned Yahya Jammeh, urging him to out a peaceful and orderly transition process. In a press statement issued on Saturday, the 15-member Council called on […]
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Why Jammeh Must Immediately be Arrested
By Lamin Keita I am calling on all patriotic Gambian military to defect immediately so that your sons and daughters and mine can be proud of your legacy, sacrifice and bravery for the Gambia. Yahya Jammeh has murdered his close associates and has lied to Gambians for many years, till […]
Advice to CDS Badgie, IGP Sonko
A mere six days ago, on the 5th of December 2016, you were both on the front-page of the Daily Observer newspaper pledging your loyalty to the President-Elect of the Republic of The Gambia. Today, I hear that the Inspector General of Police Mr. Sonko’s forces and the Chief of […]
ECOWAS Chair Refused Entry Into Gambia
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with REUTERS Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been denied access to Gambia’s main airport, Senegal’s foreign minister said on independent radio on Saturday. The plane of Sirleaf who is Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was not allowed to land […]
GDC Leader Tells Jammeh To Blink
The leader of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress has advosed President Yahya Jammeh to blink and graciously accept defeat. Mama Kandeh describes December 1st contest as “the most transparent election in the whole world.” Yahya Jammeh, who had earlier conceded defeat, faulted the Independent Electoral Commission for organising a rigged […]
Jammeh’s Election “Annulment” & UNSC
This was not unexpected and commentators had suggested that is exactly what would happen. Jammeh had declared that he would “rule for a billion years” and mere poverty stricken voters would not dethrone him. The so-called “annulment” is not just unlawful, but it is also treason because Jammeh has sworn […]
Jammeh’s Behaviour Is Not Surprising
From the moment I heard that Yaya Jammeh has conceded defeat, I felt a nagging at the back of my mind that something isn’t right. This wasn’t behaviour compatible with the Yaya Jammeh that Gambians have come to know over a period of 22 years…Something wasn’t right. When I saw […]
Jammeh, Gambia’s Mandate Thief
The Gambia’s President-elect has vehemently squashed the country’s outgoing President’s calls for fresh elections to be held. Yahya Jammeh had earlier lost the December 1st presidential elections to Adama Barrow. Mr. Jammeh on December 2nd beat people’s imagination when he called President-elect Barrow to congratulate him and concede defeat. Most […]
GMC Leader Tells Gambians “Remain Calm”
One of the Gambia’s opposition coalition leaders has advised Gambians to “remain calm” because the country “cannot afford instability.” In a message posted on Facebook, Mai Ahmed Fatty who heads the Gambia Moral Congress, wrote that coalition partners are working round the clock to restore sanity. Read below GMC leader’s […]
Senegal Tells Jammeh To Peacefully Transfer Power
The government of Senegal has warned the Gambia’s defeated President to unconditionally respect the democratic choice of Gambians and peacefully hand over power to Adama Barrow. In a statement issued by Foreign Minister Mankeur Ndiaye, Senegalese government described Yahya Jammeh’s Friday night declaration disputing the December 1st election as “null […]
Senegal Calls For U.N. Security Council Meeting Over Gambia
Senegal on Saturday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council after Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh announced he was rejecting the results of a Dec. 1 election which he lost to President-elect Adama Barrow. Senegal’s Foreign Minister, Mankeur Ndiaye, speaking on television station TFM, also asked Jammeh […]
Yahya Jammeh Daydreams; Disputes Election Results
The Gambia’s power-intoxicated leader who had earlier conceded defeat and even congratulated his main challenger Adama Barrow said he does not any longer accepted the December 1st presidential election outcome. In what tantamounts to a daydream Yahya Jammeh told the national television that it is conviction that the results are […]