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TOGO PRESIDENT REQUESTS CANCELLATION OF ISRAEL-AFRICA SUMMIT AMID UNREST


Togolese president, Faure Gnassingbe, has requested the cancellation of an Israeli-Africa summit scheduled for next month in the West African country, the Associated Press reports... READ MORE

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THE GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY


The African Union has said it will no longer recognise Mr Jammeh's authority after his term ends... READ MORE

18th January, 2017 9637

GAMBIA: YAHYA JAMMEH GETS A FINAL DEADLINE TO STEP DOWN


The leaders of Guinea and Mauritania headed for The Gambia on Friday for talks with Jammeh ahead of a deadline for him to leave power... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 9255

JAMMEH GIVEN LAST CHANCE TO RESIGN AS TROOPS CLOSE IN


West African leaders are in The Gambia to try to persuade Yahya Jammeh to cede power to his elected successor... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 6766

THE GAMBIA 'MISSING MILLIONS' AFTER JAMMEH FLIES INTO EXILE


However, West African troops have entered the Gambian capital, Banjul, on Sunday to prepare for his arrival... READ MORE

23rd January, 2017 6243

THE GAMBIA OPPOSITION WARNS YAHYA JAMMEH TO STEP ASIDE


Gambia closes two private radio stations amid crisis Jammeh railed against the West African regional bloc ECOWAS that has urged him to step down... READ MORE

3rd January, 2017 5811

GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT 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... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 5400

VICE PRESIDENT SAIDY QUITS, ABANDONING YAHYA JAMMEH


The president-elect on Thursday tweeted that he would be holding the inauguration ceremony at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, the Senegalese capital... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 4588

GAMBIAN PRESIDENT YAHYA JAMMEH REJECTS ELECTION RESULT


We are deeply concerned by reports of belated objections to the Gambian election results raised by President Jammeh, he said... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 3438

AFRICAN LEADERS HEAD TO THE GAMBIA FOR MEDIATION TALKS


West African heads of state to arrive in Banjul to ask President Jammeh to step down, according to Senegalese official... READ MORE

12th December, 2016 2982

UN HEALTH WORKER DIES IN GERMANY HOSPITAL


He was also the third Ebola patient to be treated for the virus in Germany after contracting the disease in West Africa... READ MORE

14th October, 2014 2265

AFRICAN LEADERS BACK ADAMA BARROW AS NEW PRESIDENT OF THE GAMBIA


Local presidents 'to take all necessary actions' in support of election result that incumbent Yahya Jammeh refuses to accept... READ MORE

18th December, 2016 2162

AFRICA LEADERS IN BURKINA FOR TALKS


Under Burkina Faso's constitution, the head of the National Assembly should take office if the president resigns... READ MORE

5th November, 2014 1069

ADAMA BARROW HEADS TO MALI FOR GAMBIA CRISIS TALKS


Winner of presidential vote heads to Bamako as last-ditch regional attempts to persuade Yahya Jammeh to step down fail... READ MORE

14th January, 2017 1045

EBOLA OUTBREAK COULD BE CONTROLLED IN THREE MONTHS


Un ebola outbreak could be controlled in three months... READ MORE

12th October, 2014 944

BRITONS IN GAMBIA ON ALERT AMID COUP FEARS AFTER PRESIDENT YAHYA JAMMEH REJECTS ELECTION OF FORMER ARGOS SECURITY GUARD


British holidaymakers in Gambia were warned to be on alert today amid warnings that the west African nation was facing a potentially violent military coup... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 780

DR CONGO TO EXPEL AFRICAN ACTIVISTS


DR Congo Seeks Democracy The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will deport four pro-democracy activists from Senegal and Burkina Faso arrested on Sunday... READ MORE

18th March, 2015 650

MILITARY IN BURKINA FASO CONFIRMS COUP


While Burkina Faso has largely been spared from extremist violence, a Romanian national was abducted in April, and a Mali-based jihadi group claimed responsibility... READ MORE

17th September, 2015 620

MILITARY UNITS IN BURKINA FASO STAND READY TO QUELL COUP


Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, was a French colony until 1960... READ MORE

22nd September, 2015 615

EBOLA DEATH TOLL CLOSE TO 7,400, SAYS WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION


43 GMT The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, addresses health workers in Sierra Leone... READ MORE

21st December, 2014 367

HUNDREDS OF NHS MEDICS VOLUNTEER TO WORK IN SIERRA LEONE AS EBOLA SPREADS


After an exhausting two-month trip in Sierra Leone and Liberia, returning to London has been a shock for Casey... READ MORE

18th October, 2014 308


At least 6,533 people have died of the virus in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, according to the World Health Organization... READ MORE

12th December, 2014 297

LAST CHANCE FOR FORMER GAMBIAN PRESIDENT TO LEAVE ON HIS OWN


The West African regional force including tanks moved into Gambia Thursday evening and has met no resistance, said de Souza... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 290

ONLY THREE EBOLA-INFECTED TRAVELLERS PER MONTH ARE LIKELY TO FLY FROM WEST AFRICA


The risk of international spread could increase significantly if the outbreak in west Africa persists and grows... READ MORE

21st October, 2014 214

DOWNWARD EBOLA TREND SUDDENLY REVERSES ITSELF


It's the first time all three stricken countries Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia... READ MORE

6th February, 2015 193

EBOLA SURVIVORS IN WEST AFRICA TO SHARE STORIES VIA MOBILE APP


Unicef-backed campaign aims to fight stigma around disease which has killed over 7,900 people in latest outbreak... READ MORE

5th January, 2015 191

EBOLA OUTBREAK: GUINEA CONFIRMS TWO NEW CASES


The new cases were reported by the World Health Organization WHO hours after it declared the latest Ebola flare-up to be over in Sierra Leone... READ MORE

18th March, 2016 175

JUBILATION IN THE STREETS AS GAMBIA VERGES ON A NEW DEMOCRATIC ERA


Before Jammeh's coup-de-etat in 1994, the previous leader, Dawda Jawara, had held power for decades, too... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 150

EBOLA DEATH TOLL UP 200 SINCE FRIDAY, WHO FIGURES SHOW


The deadliest Ebola outbreak in history continues to affect Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone the most... READ MORE

13th November, 2014 130

BURKINA FASO-NIGERIA FRIENDLY CANCELLED OVER UK VISAS


Seven Burkina Faso players failed to secure UK entry visas, forcing Monday's football match in London to be cancelled... READ MORE

26th March, 2017 129

FUNERAL SERVICE IN MARYLAND FOR DOCTOR WHO DIED FROM EBOLA IN US HOSPITAL


Funeral mass for surgeon Martin Salia, who died after contracting Ebola in his native Sierra Leone, to be held at familys parish in Washington suburbs... READ MORE

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