The embattled former president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, has accepted to leave the country, according to source. He made the commitment during his meeting with the presidents of Liberia and Guinea in a last chance to respect the constitution. The announcement came hours after military forces of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) crossed from Senegal into Gambia in an attempt to search for Jammeh. On Thursday, President Adama Barrow was sworn into office in the Gambian High Commission in Dakar, Senegal. Barrrow fled to Dakar on Saturday for security reasons. Jammeh lost the December, 2016 Gambia presidential election to Barrow. He initially accepted defeat and congratulated Barrow but changed his mind and decided to challenge the outcome of the election Recall that Gambia’s Chief of Defence, Ousman Badgie, on Friday said there “is not going to be any war or any fighting’’ as talks to convince Yahya Jammeh to cease power continue...
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