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FILE PHOTO – Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, who is also a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), smiles during a rally in Banjul, Gambia, November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/File Photo
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 21, 2017 | World
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said on Saturday he was stepping down under pressure from regional armies. The armies entered the West African country this week following his refusal to admit an election defeat to President Adama Barrow. Some 7,000 soldiers from...
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by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 21, 2017 | World
Gambian army chief Ousman Badjie said yesterday that there “is not going to be any war or any fighting” in the country. Meanwhile, leaders of West African countries are making a final attempt to persuade Yahya Jammeh, who lost the presidential election, to relinquish...
