Time runs out for Gambia's Jammeh as more ministers defect

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Four more cabinet ministers in Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's government have defected, a source close to the regime told AFP on Tuesday, as citizens stream out of the country in fear of unrest. With two days left of his mandate, Jammeh has caused a political crisis by refusing to step aside and allow president-elect Adama Barrow to take power following his December 1 election victory. Foreign minister Neneh Macdouall-Gaye, finance minister Abdou Kolley, trade minister Abdou Jobe and tourism minister Benjamin Roberts had all resigned, the source said, requesting anonymity for safety reasons.

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