The U.S. Department of State’s Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaach, has arrived in The Gambia for a three-day official visit. Ambassador Van Schaach, accompanied by the U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia Sharon L. Cromer, Political and Economic Officer Daniel Capone, and Lucy Stefarth, Africa Team Lead, Office […]
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Gov’t Spokesperson says President Barrow was not humiliated in Mali
Press release on Claims of President Barrow’s Humiliation in Mali Preposterous Political Propaganda Banjul, The Gambia — Ever since President Adama Barrow and a delegation of West African Statesmen returned from an ECOWAS Mediation Mission to Mali recently, erroneous claims emerged that the Gambian leader was terribly humiliated by his […]
Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government
By Thiam Ndiaga And Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter, he said in a statement read on national television Friday evening. 1/7 Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, […]
President Barrow, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo meet Mali’s strongman Col. Goita
H.E President Adama Barrow together with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and a high-level ECOWAS delegation arrived in Bamako, Mali to meet interim President of Mali, H.E Colonel Assimi Goita. Dr. Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS Commission, Togolese Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey, and former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan are all […]