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    World Gambia's Ambassador To US, Omar Faye Resigns

    The Gambia’s Ambassador to the United States has become the first diplomat to distance himself from his country’s defeated President, Yahya Jammeh. Like many Gambians, Sheikh Omar Faye felt relieved when Gambians go to the polls and voted for an opposition coalition Candidate Adama Barrow...
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    Politics 3 Things President Buhari, Others Will Discuss With Yahya Jammeh

    President Muhammadu Buhari, his counterparts from Ghana and Liberia, John Mahama and President Sirleaf Johnson have arrived Banjul to prevail on Yayha Jammeh to hand over power. Here are three things Mr. Buhari and other African presidents will discuss with Yahya Jammeh: 1. President Buhari...
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    Politics Buhari, Mahama, Liberian President, Sirleaf Arrive Gambia To See Yahya Jammeh

    President Muhammadu Buhari, his counterparts from Ghana and Liberia, John Mahama and President Sirleaf Johnson have arrived Banjul to persuade Yahya Jammeh to respect election result. After initially accepting defeat, at the end of last week he claimed he no longer accepted the result and asked...
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    World 4 African Presidents That Will Visit Yahya Jammeh In Gambia Tomorrow

    The Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has welcomed plans by a high-level African and UN delegation to visit The Gambia tomorrow to put pressure on long-serving ruler Yahya Jammeh to accept defeat in the 1 December election. AFP reports that apart from Nigeria's President Muhammadu...
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    World Gambia's President, Jammeh Heads To Supreme Court, Headed By A Nigerian

    Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh said he is ready to challenge the results of December 1 election at the Supreme Court, the ruling party said. In a statement broadcast on state television late on Saturday, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) said it was preparing a...
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    World Gambia: Yahya Jammeh's Rejection Of Poll Results 'Null and Void' - African Union

    The African Union on Saturday called a statement by Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh rejecting his loss in December 1 polls "null and void" since he had already conceded defeat. "The Chairperson of the Commission strongly urges President Yahya Jammeh to facilitate a peaceful and orderly...
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    World Gambia's President-elect, Barrow Speaks On Yahya Jammeh's Change of Mind

    Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow has described Yahya Jammeh's proposal as an approach that will tarnish democratic process of The Gambia. Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh had on Friday night rejected the result of the presidential election held earlier this month, a week after admitting...
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    World Why I Rejected Gambia's Election Result After Conceding Defeat – Yahya Jammeh

    Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has said that he rejects the outcome of last week's election that he lost to opposition leader Adama Barrow, only days after he conceded defeat to him in a public address. "After a thorough investigation, I have decided to reject the outcome of the recent...
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    World US Reacts To Yahya Jameeh's Rejection Of Gambia's Election Outcome

    United States of America has strongly condemned Gambia Leader Yahya Jammeh's statement over the rejection of December 1 presidential poll. "This action is a reprehensible and unacceptable breach of faith with the people of The Gambia and an egregious attempt to undermine a credible election...
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    World VIDEO: How Gambian Ruler, Jammeh Took After Jonathan, Calls President-elect, Adama Barrow

    Gambian ruler Yayah Jammeh has conceded defeat to rival Adama Barrow after the presidential polls. Gambia’s electoral commission says opposition candidate Adama Barrow won an upset victory in the country’s presidential poll, beating longtime ruler Jammeh after 22-year reign. See video of him...
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    World Adama Barrow: 7 Things You Should Know About The Gambian President-Elect

    The head of The Gambia's electoral commission has declared opposition candidate Adama Barrow as the winner of the 2016 presidential election. The results were: Adama Barrow - 263,515 votes Yahya Jammeh - 212,099 votes Here are seven things you should about the president-elect:' 1. Born in...
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    World Yahya Jammeh Takes After Goodluck Jonathan, Concedes Defeat in Gambia Poll

    President Yahya Jammeh who has ruled the tiny West African country of the Gambia for more than 22 years has conceded defeat to the opposition candidate Adama Barrow. President Jameeh took after former President of Nigeria's step after conceding defeat to president Muhammadu Buhari 2015 general...
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    World Gambia Election: Opposition Candidate, Adama Barrow Leads President Yahya Jammeh

    Gambians are celebrating on the street because they believe that the opposition candidate Adama Barrow has defeated long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh in the country's presidential election. A BBC correspondent in The Gambia said Mr Barrow was in the lead with more than half the results in...
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    World Yahya Jammeh of Gambia Seeks 5th Term in Office

    President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia is seeking a fifth term in office. BBC reports that his key opposition is estate agent Adama Barrow whom most opposition figures have lined up behind. Mr Jammeh took power in a 1994 coup. On Tuesday Jammeh warned his rivals against contesting the outcome of...
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    World Gambia Withdraws From ICC

    Gambia has officially left the International CriminalCourt, ICC. The United Nations confirmed Gambia's exit on November 10. See circular below:
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    World Gambia to Leave International Criminal Court

    Gambia is set to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC). BBC reports that Gambian Information Minister Sheriff Bojang said the court had ignored Western war crimes. He said the ICC, for example, had failed to indict former British Prime Minister Tony Blair over the Iraq war...
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    World Gambia Bans Child Marriage

    Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has threatened heavy jail terms for whoever engages in child marriage in the predominantly Muslim west African nation. Speaking to a group of Muslim elders in Banjul on Wednesday, Jammeh said: “As from today, July 6, child marriage is illegal and is banned in...
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