AFRICA

African forces suspend operation in Gambia for final talks Dakar, Senegal | AFP | Long-ruling Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who lost elections last month, has until midday Friday to hand over power and agree to leave the country or face military action, regional bloc ECOWAS has said. West African troops …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  Gambians including the country’s army chief took to the streets on Thursday in scenes of wild celebration after President Adama Barrow was inaugurated in neighbouring Senegal. Young men shouted and sang while hanging out of cars, and children danced with their mothers on main roads …

Barrow demands army loyalty after swearing in, Senegal troops enter Gambia Senegalese troops entering #Gambia as #YahyaJammeh refuses to go. #GambiaHasDecided Video credit – @Jallow_M pic.twitter.com/lqLbGzrRB7 — Albert Nchinda (@AlbertNchinda) January 19, 2017 Dakar, Senegal | AFP |  The Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow, took the oath of office in …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Senegalese troops backed by other African forces were poised to enter The Gambia Thursday after President Yahya Jammeh refused to leave office, ignoring a midnight deadline to stand down or face military action. Jammeh’s army chief said his troops would not fight their entry into …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Senegalese troops backed by other African forces were poised to move into The Gambia late Wednesday as President Yahya Jammeh’s army chief said his troops would not fight their entry into the country. Jammeh was given a midnight deadline to stand down or face military …

Gambia army chief says troops will not fight intervention Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  Gambia’s army chief said Wednesday he would not order his men to fight other African troops if they enter Gambian territory, speaking as Senegalese and other troops massed on his nation’s borders. The Senegalese troops backed …

Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  He is quiet, understated and until recently unknown, but Adama Barrow — an Arsenal supporter who was once a security guard in London — has become the flagbearer for a new era of change in The Gambia. The 51-year-old won an election seven weeks ago …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP |  The UN said Wednesday it had no confirmation of an incursion into Democratic Republic of Congo by scores of rebels sheltering in Uganda, but that it was “ready to engage” if it were the case. The DRC government said Sunday that at least 230 …

Dakar, Senegal | AFP |  The Senegalese army said Wednesday it was ready to intervene in neighbouring The Gambia if there was no solution to the crisis triggered by President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to step down after his election defeat last month. “Our troops are on alert… The ultimatum takes …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria has sent 200 soldiers and air assets including fighter jets to Senegal as part of a regional force to enforce the result of Gambia’s contested election, the country’s air force said Wednesday. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had “today moved a contingent …