Gambia
(Monrovia, Liberia- Saturday, December 10, 2016): The President of the Republic of Liberia and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed deep concern about current developments…
Gambia
10 December 2016 – Strongly condemning the outgoing Gambian President's rejection of the official election results proclaimed by the country's Independent Electoral Commission, the United Nations Security Council urged him to carry out a peaceful and…
Gambia
The ECOWAS Commission, the African Union Commission and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have received information that the Gambian incumbent President Yahya Jammeh has rejected the results of the Gambian…
Gambia
Following the announcement on state TV on Friday by President Yahya Jammeh that he rejects the results of the 1st December election results and would not tolerate protest, Sabrina Mahtani, Amnesty International’s West Africa Researcher said: “President…
Gambia
Louise Hunt Last Friday, the unbelievable happened in Gambia: after 22 years of autocratic rule, Yahya Jammeh peacefully conceded defeat in a historic presidential election. By Monday, 19 political prisoners, including former opposition leader Ousainou Darboe, had…
Gambia
The Islamic Republic of The Gambia recently launched the National Child Protection Strategy 2016-2020, developed with technical and financial support from UNICEF. The Strategy, along with its costed Plan of Action, is the result of a…
Gambia
On 03 December 2016, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, undertook a visit to Banjul, capital of the…
Gambia
Security Forces Should Respect Human Rights During Transition (Nairobi) – Gambia’s Independent Election Commission announced early on December 2, 2016 that Adama Barrow, the candidate of a coalition of eight opposition parties, had won Gambia’s presidential election,…
Gambia
Government Has Blocked Internet, Threatened Protest Ban (Nairobi, December 2, 2016) – Gambian authorities should respect the rights of Gambians to peacefully express their views on the outcome of the December 1, 2016, presidential election, Human Rights…
Gambia
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable prospects for 2016 cereal harvests Humanitarian assistance continues to be needed Cereal crops benefitted from favourable growing conditions Harvesting of the 2016 cereal crops is underway across the country. Growing conditions for cereal crops and pastures…
