Gambian Jammeh adamant, insists he will not step down as Gambian President

Embattled Gambia President, Yahya Jammeh, has condemned the West Africa economic bloc, ECOWAS, for urging him to step down following his election defeat.

Gambia was plunged into a crisis on Dec. 9 after Jammeh rejected the results, a week after conceding defeat to a little known property developer, Adama Barrow.

The term of the long-standing ruler is set to expire on Jan. 19.

Speaking at a meeting with members of the African Bar Association that was televised on Tuesday night, Jammeh said the position taken by the regional body had violated its own principle of “non-interference in the affairs of a sovereign state”.

Alassane Ouattara re-elected as Ivory Coast president, official results show

Ivory Coast incumbent Alassane Ouattara has won a second term as president with 83.66 percent of Sunday’s vote, the country’s Independent Electoral Commission has announced.