Final results from Gambia’s presidential election were reported late Sunday, with incumbent Adama Barrow winning by a significant margin. “I am thankful for a historic victory for me and our great National People’s Party. Gambians have spoken and decided to deliver us a clear-cut, compelling victory,” said Barrow. He appealed…
Monday was the saddest day of his presidency, said Adama Barrow of The Gambia, after three people were killed by security forces while protesting the environmental impacts of a sand mining company near the village of Faraba Banta. The incident, which has led to the resignation of the country’s police…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
Adama Barrow, the president of The Gambia whose victory finally removed strongman Yahya Jammeh from office after 22 years, has successfully completed a hajj pilgrim to Saudi Arabia. Barrow returned to Banjul on Wednesday after a journey with his wives, Fatoumata Barrow and Sarjo Barrow, as well as a delegation…
The European Union has pledged €225 million in financial support to The Gambia, with the first €75 million in immediate support announced during a visit to Banjul by Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development. Mimica met with Gambian President Adama Barrow and his new government to discuss Europe’s…
A triumphant Adama Barrow returned to The Gambia on Thursday, after spending nearly two weeks in neighboring Senegal awaiting the departure of outgoing president Yahya Jammeh. President Barrow was met by a throng of jubilant Gambians welcoming his arrival in Banjul. Barrow, who was sworn in last week at the…
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh finally left Banjul with his wife on Saturday, flying aboard the plane of President Alpha Conde of Guinea. Jammeh had announced on state television that he would step down, saying that he believes it is “not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed”…
Outgoing president Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency in The Gambia on Tuesday, ahead of what was supposed to be his last day in office. The declaration warns all residents of the nation against any violence or disobedience to the state, and fully empowers the Gambian military to maintain…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will lead a delegation of regional heads of state planning, for the second time in a month, to meet with President Yahya Jammeh in Banjul. The ECOWAS leaders originally planned to meet with Jammeh on Wednesday in another attempt to negotiate a peaceful transition of power,…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, on one of the last days of his tenure, called Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow on Thursday to congratulate him on his victory and assure Barrow that the UN supports the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in its commitments to him. Ban has not…
It’s been two weeks since Alex Vines, research director at Chatham House and head of its Africa program, delivered his clear-eyed assessment of the December 1 elections in The Gambia: “There is no chance of an upset.” Vines, with years of experience at the top-rated independent foreign policy organization, sees…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
Beginning this week, Gambian government officials no longer have access to visas for United States travel. The decision comes as the U.S. moves to crack down on The Gambia, but it may affect other African countries that hold up deportations by failing to cooperate with legal and travel requirements. The…