Gambian Dictator President Jammeh defeated

Gambian Dictator President Jammeh defeated

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saabster14

Original Poster:

487 posts

153 months

Saturday 3rd December 2016
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in a rare act for a dictator, Jammeh has stepped down after a defeat in an election eek

New president used to work as a security guard in London (apparently), became a property developer, Now president Elect of Gambia


http://saharareporters.com/2016/12/02/adama-barrow...



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38183906








Lucas CAV

3,021 posts

218 months

Saturday 3rd December 2016
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I thought he'd be a dodger of that result.

saabster14

Original Poster:

487 posts

153 months

Saturday 3rd December 2016
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Lucas CAV said:
I thought he'd be a dodger of that result.
warp factor 4 on the looney scale, very surprised!!

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Saturday 3rd December 2016
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Lucas CAV said:
I thought he'd be a dodger of that result.
hehe

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

122 months

Wednesday 28th December 2016
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Shock, horror! An African leader is refusing to step down.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/am...

Lucas CAV

3,021 posts

218 months

Wednesday 28th December 2016
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Sticky Jammeh?

BlackLabel

13,251 posts

122 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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"Thomas Cook is to fly almost 1,000 UK customers out of the Gambia, following a change in Foreign Office advice due to unrest in the country.

The west African nation has become a political battleground following presidential elections last month, with incumbent leader Yahya Jammeh unwilling to hand over power to the winner in the polls, Adama Barrow."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/18/t...

SystemParanoia

14,343 posts

197 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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why are so many african leaders so intent on destroying the countries they supposedly love ?

It happens again and again

skyrover

12,668 posts

203 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Greed and ignorance frown

On the other hand look at Botswana.

del mar

2,838 posts

198 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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It always happens in the third world, people don't get the result they want and there are protests in the streets, asking for a re count etc etc.......


Triumph Man

8,669 posts

167 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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skyrover said:
Greed and ignorance frown
Or monkey aids.

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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del mar said:
It always happens in the third world, people don't get the result they want and there are protests in the streets, asking for a re count etc etc.......
Lose the 'protests in the streets' bit and you can equally apply that to the UK given the past 8 months shenannigans.

del mar

2,838 posts

198 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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All that jazz said:
del mar said:
It always happens in the third world, people don't get the result they want and there are protests in the streets, asking for a re count etc etc.......
Lose the 'protests in the streets' bit and you can equally apply that to the UK given the past 8 months shenannigans.
That is what I was hinting at...


anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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skyrover said:
Greed and ignorance frown

On the other hand look at Botswana.
Funny how so much can pivot around the actions of one man. He was exiled, then returned, then achieved independence, democracy, stability, investment......

And then in other cases it gets squandered. He was both wise AND decent.

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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del mar said:
That is what I was hinting at...
I look forward to receiving my parrot.

Yipper

5,964 posts

89 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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This has been bubbling for weeks. Thomas Cook and the FCO were slow on the uptake. Know a Gambian taxi driver and he reckons yet another coup or civil war is on the way.

FN2TypeR

7,091 posts

92 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Yipper said:
This has been bubbling for weeks. Thomas Cook and the FCO were slow on the uptake. Know a Gambian taxi driver and he reckons yet another coup or civil war is on the way.
Troops from a neighbouring nation are forming up on the border by all accounts, in case he refuses to step down. Ugly business.

Cheib

23,110 posts

174 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Yipper said:
This has been bubbling for weeks. Thomas Cook and the FCO were slow on the uptake. Know a Gambian taxi driver and he reckons yet another coup or civil war is on the way.
The Medical Research Council has a huge research facility in The Gambia http://www.mrc.gm/ They pulled their staff out about three weeks ago! One of my mates worked for the MRC in "The G" for about five years....I visited a couple of times. Great place and lovely people....Jammeh has always been a nutter...on one of my visits there were roadblocks everywhere as he was refusing to pay the army and worried about a Coup. In shocking news other governments have been turning a blind eye for years...

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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This guy was on Sky news, he has fled Gambia in the last couple of days, but unfortunately was unable to take his wife and young child with him and is now very concerned at what will happen to them.

There must be more to that story confused

bad company

18,483 posts

265 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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del mar said:
It always happens in the third world, people don't get the result they want and there are protests in the streets, asking for a re count etc etc.......
Rather the 'remoaners' after the Brexit vote. wink