Gambia holds Barrow’s inauguration in Senegal
The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow will be inaugurated at 4pm today, Thursday January 19, at The Gambian embassy in neighbouring Senegal.
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Obama packs out of Whitehouse
THEY line up near the Oval Office, down the hallway toward the Cabinet Room, with their spouses and young kids in tow.
When it’s their turn, the White House staffers enter for a few...
ECOWAS troops enter Gambia, secure state house
Troops from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have entered The Gambia without any resistance from the country's military.
The troops have secured the State House, which is the seat of government.
The ECOWAS...
Jammeh refuses to leave office as deadline passes
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down despite the threat of military intervention by neighbouring states.
Adama Barrow, who beat him in elections last month, is due to be inaugurated as the new...
Ghana sends combat team to Gambia
Ghana has made a commitment of about 200 ground troops to the ECOWAS operation meant to get President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia to relinquish power, the Ghana Armed Forces confirmed to Starrfmonline.com.
Jammeh lost the...
Senegal troops move to Gambia border as Jammeh crisis grows
Senegalese troops have been seen moving towards the Gambian border in a show of force to pressure President Yahya Jammeh to stand down.
Senegal gave him a midnight GMT deadline to quit and Nigeria has...
Fmr. US President Bush hospitalized
Former US president George H W Bush has been hospitalised in Houston, the city's CBS- affiliated television station, KHOU, reported on Wednesday, citing his office chief of staff.
Mr Bush, 92, was in stable condition...
Moroccan King postpones Ghana visit
Moroccan King, Mohammed VI has postponed his visit to Ghana, according to a statement issued by the Director of Communications at the presidency, Eugene Arhin.
“A new date for the visit will be communicated in...
The Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh’s term extended by parliament
The Gambia's parliament has extended President Yahya Jammeh's term, which is due to end on Thursday following his defeat in elections, by 90 days.
It also approved his decision to declare a 90-day state of...
Fatah and Hamas to form unity government
The Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority (PA) has agreed to form a unity government with rival organisation Hamas, Al Jazeera has learned.
The agreement was reached late on Tuesday after a three-day negotiation in the Russian capital...