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Jammeh Dumps State House Imam

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has finally dumped the Imam Ratib of State House Mosque. Imam Alh. Abdoulie Fatty’s removal news is contained in a press statement issued by Office of the President in the capital Banjul. He was replaced by Alh. Muhammed Lamin Touray, President of the Gambia Supreme Islam […]

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Gambia's Sugar-coated UPR Report Part 2

L. Access to information In the Gambia, every citizen has a right to access information from the State or any other organ or agency of the State with exception to information which is likely to be prejudicial to the security or sovereignty of the State or interfere with the right […]

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Burkina Faso Leader To Hand Power

Burkina Faso’s interim President Isaac Zida said on Monday that the army would cede power to a transition government headed by a consensual leader, in a bid to calm accusations that it had seized power in a military coup. The country’s longtime president Blaise Compaore stepped down last week after […]

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Gambia’s Sugar-coated UPR Report

Due to public demand, Kairo News has decided to bring you the Gambia’s 2014 Universal Periodic Review report that was presented in Geneva on October 28. Gambian activist victims – Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh and Musa Saidykhan – were in Geneva for the programme.   I. Methodology 1. This Report […]

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Col. Isaac Claims Burkina Powers

A second military officer appears to have taken power in Burkina Faso, a third leader for the West African state in 24 hours. Colonel Isaac Zida said he had assumed the powers of head of state, and called on the international community to recognise his authority. Earlier, army chief General […]

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Burkina Faso Presidency Is Vacant

Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore is no longer in power, an army spokesman has told demonstrators in the capital, Ouagadougou. Mr Compaore had earlier said he would step down after a 12-month transitional government had ended. However, the opposition continued to demand that he resign, angry at his attempts to […]