His Predecessor Gone, Gambia’s New President Finally Comes Home

The president, Adama Barrow, had fled to neighboring Senegal more than a week earlier after Yahya Jammeh, his defeated predecessor, refused to cede power. [Source]

Publication Date: Thursday, 26 January 2017 at 22:20:47

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Gambia

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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/world/africa/adama-barrow-gambia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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