Around 45,000 people are now reported to have arrived in Senegal from The Gambia – according to the Senegalese Government, amid the ongoing political uncertainty as Senegalese and West African troops ... Naija Gist - Latest: West African leaders set four-day deadline to resolve Gambia crisis Naija Gist - Latest: West African leaders call on Gambia's President to step down next month West African leaders call on Gambia's President to step down next month First Ladies from across West and Central Africa have renewed calls for urgent and coordinated action to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV), as they convened in Banjul, The Gambia, under the ... The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued its call in a statement at the end of a summit in Nigeria.

Understanding the Context

"The Authority calls on President Yahya Jammeh to accept the result ... Independent Newspaper Nigeria on MSN: Ford Foundation calls for stronger use of first ladies’ influence to end gender-based violence in West Africa The Regional Director for West Africa at the Ford Foundation, Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu, has called on First Ladies across the ECOWAS region to leverage their unique “soft power” to accelerate action ...