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President Kagame promised members of the diplomatic corps that presidential elections will be conducted in a fair, transparent and peaceful way. The elections are scheduled for August 4, 2017 as others had been held before in the country. Check also: Rwandan President, Paul Kagame Blasts France Over 1994 Plane Crash Inquiry This year’s presidential elections will be the third of this ...

President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged to peacefully hand over power to the Opposition should his Jubilee Party lose the next elections. Check Also: Uhuru Organised A Rally To Celebrate Withdraw Of ICC charges He will respect the will of Kenyans and abide by their decision, he said at Sagana State Lodge, Nyeri, on Sunday where he addressed a five-minute press conference. The ...

More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Check also: Gambia’s Jammeh Under Military Pressure, He Agrees To Step Down Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were trying to evaluate the exact loss. Luxury cars and other items were seen being loaded ...

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 ...

West African nations plan to send troops to Gambia to force President Yahya Jammeh from office if he doesn’t step down following his loss in a presidential election last month, said a military official from the region. Check also: Here’s Why I Should Remain The President Of Gambia- Jammeh The winner of the vote, Adama Barrow, who’s in neighboring Senegal, said ...