Adama Barrow Was Sworn in on 19 January 2017 at the Gambian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal, Not Inside The Gambia

Adama Barrow was sworn in on 19 January 2017 at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal, not inside The Gambia

Adama Barrow was sworn in on 19 January 2017 at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal, not inside The Gambia. Former President, Yahya Jammeh, refused to step down after losing the December 2016 election. Because Jammeh still controlled key state institutions and the situation in Banjul was unsafe, Barrow took the oath of office in […] The post Adama Barrow was sworn in on 19 January 2017 at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal, not inside The G…

Jammeh Loyalists Challenge Legality of TRRC, Janneh Commission

By Kemo Kanyi Yahya Jammeh loyalists under the banner of APRC No-To-Alliance have challenged the legality of the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) and the Janneh Commission, while calling for the peaceful return of their party leader to the Gambia. This was contained in a position paper presented by Jammeh loyalists to the Gambian Government and the National Assembly. In a letter that is reported to have been signed by Momod…

JAMMEH LOYALISTS ALERT BARROW, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OVER HIS POTENTIAL RETURN – The Standard Newspaper

By Omar Bah A faction of the former ruling APRC loyal to former president Jammeh has formally written to President Barrow, the UN, AU and Ecowas alerting and urging them to facilitate Jammeh’s peaceful return to The Gambia.  The letter comes a week after the former president announced he will return from a nine -year exile this month. The letter seen by The Standard, argued that Jammeh’s return is based on his constitutional right as a citizen, …