Gambian President Yahya Jammeh agreed to step down, heeding international calls to recognize an election loss

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh agreed to step down Friday, heeding international calls to recognize an election loss last month and facing military pressure from neighboring states, according to incoming President Adama Barrow. Jammeh initially accepted the results of the Dec. 1 national elections, which revealed a victory for opposition leader Barrow. A few days later, Jammeh…

Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh will now leave Banjul on Saturday with President Alpha Conde of Guinea, to begin a new life in exile. This followed Friday’s final peace move by Conde and Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The two West African leaders travelled to Banjul to persuade the long ruling Jammeh to leave peacefully…