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    World Jammeh Donates All Harvested Rice In His Farm To President Barrow

    Former President Yahya Jammeh has donated all his proceeds harvested from the 2016 farms to President Adama Barrow to be distributed to women in the small West African country. Jammeh stated this on Gambian state TV over the weekend. He said: “I hereby wish President Adama Barrow all the...
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    World Jammeh Congratulates Barrow, Offers Sincere Advice

    Gambian former President Yahya Jammeh has congratulated President Adama Barrow. Jammeh extended his felicitation in a message read on Gambian state TV over the weekend. “I hereby wish President Adama Barrow all the best from the bottom of my heart. The Almighty Allah has decided, and I will...
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    World 8,000 Gambians Return Home After Jammeh's Exit

    At least 8,000 Gambians who fled the country have returned since dictator Yahya Jammeh went into exile after being threatened with regional military intervention, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday. Political outsider and businessman Adama Barrow won a December election, but for weeks Jammeh...
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    World ECOWAS Troops Discover Deadly Threat Planted By Jammeh To Kill Adama Barrow

    Economic Council of West African States, ECOWAS troops in The Gambia have reported a large cache of sophisticated arms and ammunition missing from State House in Banjul. The Point, Gambian newspaper quoted informed sources that the troops also found that all the air conditioners in State House...
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    World Gambian Youths Demand Resignation Of National Assembly Members

    Gambian youths progress have demanded the immediate reversal of Emergency rule and resignation of National Assembly members. The Youth led movement promised to embark on a protest if the National Assembly members fails to meet their demands. The proposed demands are for the NAMs to repeal the...
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    World Gambia's Jammeh Denies Carrying Looted Funds With Tinubu's Plane

    Reports have cleared former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh that he left the country with stolen money. BBC had reported that Alhaji Jammeh took $11million cash after he lost the December 1 election to Adama Barrow. Following a meeting with Guinean President Alpha Conde and...
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    World Jammeh's Exit: Heavy Weapons Missing From State House Arsenal

    Heavy weapons were taken out the Gambia’s presidential compound ahead of the departure of former ruler Yahya Jammeh. According to Gambia news platform, SMBC, the weapons are now nowhere to be found and ECOWAS forces are conducting a search. The regional forces have disarmed Gambian soldiers...
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    World Once upon a time in Gambia By Reuben Abati

    I have very vivid memories of my last visit to The Gambia. This was in 2013 when President Goodluck Jonathan paid a two-day visit to the country. In the course of that visit, President Jonathan commissioned the new Chancery of the Nigerian Embassy in Banjul, and also met with the Nigerian...
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    World Central Bank of the Gambia Was Not Looted - Barrow's Spokesperson

    Halifa Sallah, spokesman to President Adama Barrow has debunked media reports claiming that Yahya Jammeh took out about $11m from the country's treasury before going on exile. Speaking at a news conference in Banjul, Mr Sallah said: ''Allegation of theft etc cannot just be made by any...
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    World Jammeh In 'Fresh Trouble' As Equatorial Guinea Opposition Rejects Him

    Equatorial Guinea's opposition party, Convergence for Social Democracy has rejected and denounced the government's decision to welcome exiled Gambian former President Yahya Jammeh, who flew to the Central African nation over the weekend after 22 years in power. Andres Esono Ondo, secretary...
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    World Jammeh's Bentley Flown Out Of Gambia [See PHOTOS]

    Former President, Yahya Jammeh's luxury cars and other items were reportedly loaded on to a Chadian cargo plane as Mr Jammeh left the country. The BBC's Umaru Fofana has tweeted that the cars were indeed taken out of the country with plans to take out more this week BBC African reporter in the...
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    Politics Gambia: After Voting Asylum For Jammeh, Dogara Says No More Room For Dictators In Africa

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said on Sunday that the exit of former President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia from power was an indication that there was no more room for “tyrants and dictators” in Africa. This is coming days after the House of Representatives...
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    World Why I Allowed Yahya Jammeh To Leave Gambia – President Adama Barrow

    President Adama Barrow of Gambia has pledged to ensure the smooth transfer of power to his successor when his tenure as president elapses. Mr. Barrow in an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, on Sunday night also explained why he allowed the former President, Yahya Jammeh o...
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    World The Deal We Made Before Yahya Jammeh Left Gambia - ECOWAS,UN, AU Issue Statement

    The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS , the African Union, AU and the United Nations, UN on Saturday night issued a joint statement as former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh left the country. Joint Declaration by the Economic Community of West African States, the African...
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    World Yahya Jammeh Smiles as He Leaves Gambia [PHOTO]

    Yahya Jammeh flew out of Gambia on Saturday evening. See photo of the former Gambia dictator taken as he flies off: Photo Credit: Misha Somerville
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    World Yahya Jammeh - I Stepped Down Because I Love Gambia

    Ousted President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh has spoken for the first time since he was forced to vacate office. In a speech broadcast on state TV, Jammeh said, “My decision to step down wasn’t dictated by anything but in the interest of the people of Gambia. All this while, as a Muslim and a...
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    World Yahya Jammeh Officially Steps Down, Goes On Exile

    The embattled former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, has accepted to quit and preparing to go on exile. He made the commitment during his meeting with the presidents of Liberia and Guinea in a last chance to respect the constitution. "I would like to inform you that Yaya Jammeh agreed...
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    World Jammeh Exceeds Second Deadline, Guinean, Mauritanian Presidents Beg Him

    The 5pm (Nigerian time) deadline for Yahya Jammeh to make up his mind over his future has passed. It was pushed back from a noon deadline earlier in the day. Reports say Mr Jammeh's former vice-president, Isatou Njie-Saidy, is at State House as last chance negotiations there continue. The...
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    Politics VIDEO: Buhari Is Responsible For Jammeh's Refusal To Hand Over Power – Adegoruwa

    Nigerian activist and legal practitioner, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa while speaking to SaharaTV urged the people of Gambia to continue to demand for the validation of the mandate they freely gave to Adama Barrow. In the video, he blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the refusal of Yahya Jammeh to...
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    World Like Yahaya Jammeh, African Leaders Who Also Refused To Step Down

    The Islamic Republic of The Gambia is now in crisis following the refusal of Dictator Yahya Jammeh to exit office. But, before Yahya Jammeh, who has disputed his rival Adama Barrow’s election victory, many African heads of state have attempted, in some cases successfully, over the past few years...
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