BANJUL— Polls have closed in The Gambia after citizens cast their vote for president in a tightly fought race seen as a test of democratic progress. Saturday’s vote was the West African country’s first democratic election since former president Yahya Jammeh was voted out of office in 2016. Jammeh, who was defeated by […]
Month: December 2021
Gambia President Barrow Wins Reelection in Post-Jammeh Vote
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has secured his reelection with a comfortable margin over his opposition in a vote that set the bar for a new chapter in the small West African nation’s democracy. Barrow won about 53% of the vote in Saturday’s election, according to results from the Independent Election Commission announced Sunday. He easily […]
Twin Explosions Rock UN Camps in Mali
Two explosions rocked U.N. camps in the northern Mali city of Gao on Sunday, causing damage but no casualties, AFP journalists at the scene said. The early morning blasts shook the barracks of the U.N. mission in Mali, called MINUSMA, forcing the occupants to take refuge in shelters for two hours. The French army reported […]
Scientist Says Omicron Was a Group Find
JOHANNESBURG — The Botswana scientist who may well have discovered the omicron variant of the coronavirus says he has been on a “roller coaster of emotions,” with the pride of accomplishment followed by dismay over the travel bans immediately slapped on southern African countries. “Is that how you reward science? By blacklisting countries?” Dr. Sikhulile Moyo, […]
Inter-Religious Council Urges Western Countries to Refrain from Committing Evil Deeds on Ethiopia
The Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia has urged Western countries that are trying to harm Ethiopia refrain from their evil deeds. Briefing the media, Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia Secretary-General Liqe Tiguhan Qesis Tagay Tadelle called on all citizens to stand together for the sovereignty and national interest of Ethiopia. He also urged countries, institutions, […]
Thousands of Terrorist TPLF Militants Surrendering Following PM Abiy’s Call
Thousands of TPLF militants have been surrendering following the call made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to all people fighting alongside the terrorist TPLF group to surrender peacefully. A number of victories have been registering while enemy forces are being disintegrated in all war fronts after the premier has marched to the battlefield to […]