DAKAR, Senegal — In the end, democracy prevailed. When Gambia’s president refused to give up power, neighboring countries rallied troops and invaded this month, threatening to oust him by force. The tactic worked, and Yahya Jammeh, the repressive ruler who had lost a presidential election in December, stepped down and left the country, relinquishing power after holding it tightly…
President Adama Barrow of Gambia arrived in the country on Thursday for the first time since being elected in December. He had fled to Senegal when his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, initially refused to step down. By REUTERS. Photo by Jerome Delay/Associated Press. BANJUL, Gambia — A week after he was inaugurated in another country, Adama Barrow landed in Gambia on…
For the first time since 1994, Gambia has a new leader. Adama Barrow, who set foot inside the country on Thursday for the first time as the country’s president, has taken power after a tumultuous transition in which the former president, Yahya Jammeh, refused to step down. Mr. Jammeh’s oppressive rule prompted thousands of Gambians to flee the country….
DAKAR, Senegal — On his last night in the country, Yahya Jammeh, Gambia’s former president, rolled toward his flight into exile in his trademark Rolls-Royce. Flanked by a motorcade, the vehicle cruised down the wide streets of Banjul, the capital, as Mr. Jammeh headed to the airport on Saturday after finally agreeing to give up the presidency. It turns…
Ghana is sending 205 combat troops to Gambia for the regional mission aiming to deploy if President Yahya Jammeh does not step aside when his mandate ends at midnight, President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a statement on Wednesday. “The objective is to create an enabling environment … (to) facilitate the inauguration of the President-Elect, Adama Barrow, on Thursday, January…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved and authorized the deployment of a combat team of 205 troops to The Gambia as part of an ECOWAS mission in the country. A statement signed by the acting Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said the troops have been backed with the appropriate logistical equipment. It explained that “ECOWAS has…
BANJUL, Gambia — President Yahya Jammeh once predicted that his rule could last a billion years. Now, the fate of his nation is hanging on one more anxiety-filled day. After acknowledging defeat in an election last month, Mr. Jammeh abruptly changed his mind, refusing to step aside for the inauguration of the new president scheduled for Thursday and threatening…
DAKAR, Senegal — The political standoff in Gambia intensified on Thursday as foreign troops crossed the border with orders to dislodge a repressive leader who has refused to step down after losing a presidential election last month. Gambia’s erratic leader, Yahya Jammeh, seized power in a coup 22 years ago and once said he could rule for a billion…
Tourists and locals alike have started to flee politically unstable Gambia as President Yahya Jammeh refuses to give up his post. (Reuters) NAIROBI — Senegal announced that its troops entered neighboring Gambia on Thursday to force its longtime ruler, Yahya Jammeh, to step down, part of a bold West African regional effort to defend a democratic election won…
SEREKUNDA, Gambia — The pregame warm-up for the Red Scorpions, Gambia’s top women’s soccer team, used to begin with joyful singing and dancing. But now the players in their yellow shirts and blue shorts begin every match in a somber prayer circle under the shade of a baobab tree. Three months ago, the team’s star goalkeeper, Fatima Jawara, 19,…
