Four Cabinet of the Gambia members resign, including Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Abdou Kolley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, Minister of Trade, Abdou Jobe, and Minister of Environment Pa Ousman Jarju.

Gambian President Adama Barrow returns to the Gambia after being sworn in as president in Senegal, bringing an end to the country's political crisis.
2017-01-26

Gambian President Adama Barrow names Fatoumata Tambajang as Vice-President of the Gambia.
2017-01-24

According to an advisor to Gambian President Adama Barrow, more than 500 million dalasi, equivalent to US$11.3 million, are reported missing from state coffers after former President Yahya Jammeh left the country in exile.
2017-01-23

Former President Yahya Jammeh leaves The Gambia on a plane reportedly bound for Guinea.
2017-01-21

Lieutenant General Ousman Badjie, chief of the Gambian army, recognizes Adama Barrow as the new commander-and-chief of the armed forces and says that his troops will not fight ECOWAS soldiers.
2017-01-20

President Adama Barrow announces that Yahya Jammeh has agreed step down and leave the country following an intervention by ECOWAS states.
2017-01-20

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh declares a 90-day state of emergency a day before his mandate ends.
2017-01-17

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2017-01-17

2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis

Four Cabinet of the Gambia members resign, including Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Abdou Kolley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, Minister of Trade, Abdou Jobe, and Minister of Environment Pa Ousman Jarju.

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