Gambian Dictator President Jammeh defeated
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in a rare act for a dictator, Jammeh has stepped down after a defeat in an election
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
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
Shock, horror! An African leader is refusing to step down.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/am...
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/am...
"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...
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...
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.skyrover said:
Greed and ignorance
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......On the other hand look at Botswana.
And then in other cases it gets squandered. He was both wise AND decent.
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.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...Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff