Invaded West African Nations, Jammeh Give Up
Sabtu, 21 Januari 2017 - 06:05 WIB
Invaded West African Nations, Jammeh Give Up
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BANJUL - The Gambia's leader, Yahya Jammeh will step down and leave the country, his elected successor says.
Adama Barrow made the announcement on Twitter, after hours of talks aimed at persuading Jammeh to recognise the result of the presidential election.
West African nations have deployed troops in Gambia threatening to drive him out of office by force. Barrow has been in neighbouring Senegal for days. He was sworn in in the Gambian embassy there on Thursday.
His legitimacy as president has been recognised internationally, after he won last month's elections.
Before, Outgoing Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90 day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends.
As state TV reports, regional leaders have been unsuccessfully trying to persuade him to hand over power to Adama Barrow, who won December's elections. The move comes after Nigeria deployed a warship to further pressure Jammeh.
Adama Barrow made the announcement on Twitter, after hours of talks aimed at persuading Jammeh to recognise the result of the presidential election.
West African nations have deployed troops in Gambia threatening to drive him out of office by force. Barrow has been in neighbouring Senegal for days. He was sworn in in the Gambian embassy there on Thursday.
His legitimacy as president has been recognised internationally, after he won last month's elections.
Before, Outgoing Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90 day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends.
As state TV reports, regional leaders have been unsuccessfully trying to persuade him to hand over power to Adama Barrow, who won December's elections. The move comes after Nigeria deployed a warship to further pressure Jammeh.
(rnz)
