Saikou Jammeh

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ruth Maclean |Saikou Jammeh

The United States is cutting almost all its spending on aid. The biggest loser will be Africa. For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money than any other region - except for 2022 and 2023, when the United States came to Ukraine's aid after the Russian invasion.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Saikou Jammeh

Three military-ruled countries have officially withdrawn from the West African regional alliance known as ECOWAS, the bloc said on Wednesday, defying pressure from the group to return the countries to civilian democratic rule. The alliance, the Economic Community of West African States, offers its members visa-free travel, favorable trade tariffs and access to a $702 billion market for the region's 400 million people.

Dec 7, 2024 | nytimes.com | Elian Peltier |Saikou Jammeh

John Dramani Mahama, a former president of Ghana who was voted out of office eight years ago, staged a dramatic political comeback on Sunday after his main opponent conceded defeat in the West African country's presidential election. While official results from the vote that took place on Saturday have yet to be released, the candidate of the governing party, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, said he had called Mr. Mahama to congratulate him on his victory.

Dec 6, 2024 | nytimes.com | Saikou Jammeh

The 80-year-old two-term president of the West African nation of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, would like to pass the baton to his vice president, a protégé he's groomed to succeed him when he steps down on Jan. 7. But in an election on Saturday, Ghanaians may instead turn to a former president they rejected after just one term, hoping he'll fix their many problems - chiefly, the economy.

Nov 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Elian Peltier |Saikou Jammeh

The middle school students in Senegal listened quietly one afternoon this past week as their history teacher told a story most of them knew already. In 1944, French colonial forces massacred West African soldiers who had returned from France after fighting in World War II, said the teacher, Aminata Diedhiou. Their school, in the town of Thiaroye, stands near the site of the killings. Why did the French massacre them, one student asked. How were they killed, wondered another.