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Momodou



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Posted - 03 Dec 2016 :  17:58:29  Show Profile Send Momodou a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Gambia: Yahya Jammeh concedes loss to Adama Barrow


Yahya Jammeh, who ruled the country for 22 years, congratulates opposition leader Adama Barrow for his "clear victory".


http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/gambia-yahya-jammeh-concedes-loss-adama-barrow-161202211013474.html


Yahya Jammeh, the longtime president of The Gambia, has conceded defeat to opposition leader Adama Barrow, accepting that the people have "decided that I should take the back seat".
Jammeh, who came to power in 1994 as a 29-year-old army officer following a military coup, had won four previous polls.

Speaking to the public on Gambian television late on Friday, Jammeh congratulated Barrow for his "clear victory", saying: "I wish him all the best and I wish all Gambians the best."
He said: "If [Barrow] wants to work with us also, I have no problem with that. I will help him work towards the transition," he said, confirming that he would not contest the result.
Barrow's victory in Thursday's presidential election brings to an end Jammeh's 22-year rule....


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Momodou



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Gambia's Adama Barrow says shock win heralds 'new hope'

BBC: 2 December 2016


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38186751

Property developer Adama Barrow says his shock win of the Gambian election heralds new hope for the country.
Yahya Jammeh, an authoritarian president who ruled for 22 years, has confirmed he will step down.
"I will help him work towards the transition," Mr Jammeh said on state TV on Friday evening, after speaking to the president-elect by telephone.





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