Save the Children, an international charity organization has raised an alarm that hospitals, schools and other public services in Gambia and neighbouring Senegal risk being overwhelmed as tens of thousands of children flee their homes fearing political violence.
It's eerily quiet in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, on Thursday as tension mounts on what will become of President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to handover power even after the expiration of the deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.
The Gambia's parliament has voted to approve a 90-day state of emergency declared by President Yahya Jammeh, as well as the extension of the President’s tenure by 90 days.
Winner of December's presidential election in The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has said that he is confident that he would be sworn in next week despite the refusal of incumbent President, Yahya Jammeh, to accept the election results.
