Four African heads of state landed in The Gambia today with a mission to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to leave office, as the country’s election commission was locked down by police. Jammeh’s party has vowed to challenge the result of a presidential election in court, unleashing an avalanche of calls at home and abroad for him to cede power to opponent Adama Barrow, who was officially declared the winner.
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Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, says Nigeria military has crushed the northern Islamist terrorist Boko Haram. He further says that they has been driven out from its last forest stronghold with fighters on the run and no place to hide.
Nigeria president, made the victorious announcement of Nigeria military against the Boko Haram terrorist early hours of today, but it is unlikely to see an end soon to the deadly suicide bombings, village attacks and assaults on remote military outposts carried out by Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremist group.
Yesterday, @HQNigerianArmy captured ‘Camp Zero’, Boko Haram’s Sambisa Forest base. My message to our gallant troops—https://t.co/ds9uCZY7qD pic.twitter.com/oxcsjD13Aa
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 24, 2016
Congratulations to all our troops who contributed to this most commendable and momentous effort. May the Almighty continue to be with you.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 24, 2016
I’d like to appeal to all Nigerians to support the military by providing information that will expose terrorists hiding in our communities
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 24, 2016