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Jammeh’s Presidency “Officially Over”: Gambia’s President-Elect Says

Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow said Thursday his inauguration would take place at the Gambian Embassy in neighboring Senegal, as longtime leader Yahya Jammeh refused to give up power. He made.

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DRC Political Talks on Transfer of Power Enter Second Phase

The second phase of political talks about how to implement a New Year’s Eve deal on the transfer of power has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If.

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Gambia’s Top Court Adjourns Jammeh’s Poll Challenge

African judges due to help Gambia’s Supreme Court hear a challenge by President Yahya Jammeh’s electoral defeat last December failed to show up on Tuesday, forcing the chief justice to.

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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara Names Ex-PM as Vice-President

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara named former Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan as vice-president, a new post created under a constitution approved by referendum late last year. Duncan, 73, an.

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Ivory Coast PM resigns, dissolves gov’t after poll

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan resigned and dissolved the government on Monday in a move that had been expected following the approval of a new constitution and parliamentary.

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Ghana’s New President Akufo-Addo Says Will Cut Taxes

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s new President Nana Akufo-Addo pledged to cut taxes to boost the economy at his swearing in ceremony on Saturday, whilst also promising to protect the public.

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Gambia Army Chief Stands by Embattled President Jammeh

Gambia’s army chief reaffirmed his loyalty to embattled President Yahya Jammeh on Wednesday in the face of a possible regional military intervention to enforce the result of an election that.

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DRC’s Kabila Still in Power after Mandate Expires

Gunfire could be heard in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, early Tuesday after the mandate for President Joseph Kabila passed without the president stepping down and with no elections in sight. Kabila’s.

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Tanzania’s Magufuli Takes Anti-Corruption Drive to Ruling Party

By Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, has vowed to root out corruption in his ruling party, threatening “no mercy” for anyone giving or taking bribes. Businesses have long said.

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Gambia: Regional Leaders Fail to Reach Deal with Jammeh

By Edward McAllister Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s ruling party challenged his defeat in a Dec. 1 election at the Supreme Court on Tuesday as West African leaders failed to reach.

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