BANJUL  – Gambia ‘s authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh said on Saturday he was stepping down under pressure from regional armies which entered the West African country this week following his refusal to concede an election defeat to President Adama Barrow. Check also: West African Nations Plan To Force Yahya Jammeh Out Of Office Jammeh was due to go into exile under ...

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Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has so far refused to step down after losing his bid for a fifth term. He has been in power for more than 22 years, but other current African leaders have ruled longer, many of them buoyed by little tolerated opposition and abolished or manipulated term limits, but these ones below are the longest serving leaders. Check also: Top 5 ...

Ivanka Trump dispelled speculation that she will be filling in as a surrogate first lady or occupying the East Wing office of the White House, traditionally reserved for the president’s wife. Check also: Why Melania and Barron Trump may not move to the White House Speculation that Ivanka Trump will fill in for incoming first lady Melania Trump started swirling after Trump transition sources ...

Tech start-ups in Africa raised $129-million in funding in 2016, according to a new report, which found a 16.8% increase in the number of successfully funded start-ups over 2015. Check also: Mark Zuckerberg On Nigeria Tour, He Meets With African Tech Leaders ‘South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya remained the three most popular investment destinations on the continent, accounting for 80.3% of ...