WorldNews Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/b3b04d11b854bc07921077ec2309fc8d.jpgBy Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) - Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has left the country for neighboring Senegal, a coalition member and local media said on Sunday, a day after West African leaders failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step aside. Barrow, a former real estate agent, won a Dec. 1 election in the former British colony by a slim margin. Long-ruling Jammeh conceded defeat but then changed his mind, plunging one of West Africa's tourist hot spots into crisis and dimming hopes for democracy in a region accustomed to coups and autocratic rule. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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