The Gambia's President-elect, Adama Barrow, has left the country after talks failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step down.

Nigeria's president flew to Banjul to try to broker a deal but Mr Jammeh would not relinquish power.
Mr Barrow is now heading to Mali, where he will meet West African leaders attending a summit there.
The former estate agent wants to resolve the transitional deadlock so he can be sworn in next week.

President Jammeh's term ends on Thursday.
The African Union has said it will no longer recognise Mr Jammeh's rule beyond this point.

Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari had flown to The Gambia's capital, Banjul, to try to broker a deal, as the region fears the consequences of a non-peaceful transition.

Ecowas, a 15-nation bloc of West African states that organised the delegation, has it said it would consider removing Mr Jammeh using military force if he refuses to step aside.

Mr Barrow is travelling to Mali with the Ecowas delegation for further discussions this weekend.
Mr Jammeh had initially admitted defeat after the December election. But shortly afterwards he called for the result to be annulled.

The 51-year-old leader seized power in the country in 1994 and has been accused of human rights abuses, although he has held regular elections.
A lawyer for Mr Jammeh filed a request with the Supreme Court on Thursday, asking for an injunction to block Mr Barrow's swearing-in.

The Supreme Court is unable to hear the challenge until May because of a shortage of judges, and Mr Jammeh says he will not step down until then.

There are growing fears that the uncertainty could cause a refugee exodus.
Thousands of Gambians, mostly women and children, have already crossed the border into neighbouring Senegal and further afield to Guinea-Bissau, where they do not require a visa, officials say.

Mr Barrow won 43.3% of the vote in December's election, compared with Mr Jammeh's 39.6%. A third candidate, Mama Kandeh, got 17.1%.


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That nigga of a president must be joking!

Let the Military begin the deals

Dog wey go lost no dey hear hunter whistle. This man has the rare privilege of joining the league of gentlemen but has decided to be a villain.

The only pity is for innocent people, especially children and women who would bear the brunt of an uprising.

Maybe they should just merge the country with a neighboring nation sef after all dem no even big pass Ondo State.

Buhari wasn't convincing enough?

He must have looked at Buhari and thought 'what a hypocrite'

Smh........

African leaders and greediness for power is like a Siamese twins.

After serving as the President for more than two decades, he still refuses to step down, despite the fact that he was voted out.

So many African leaders with the same shameless power-drunk attitude.

No wonder GEJ remains a hero in Africa because he did what is not expected of an African leader as regards forcefully and illegally remaining in power.

tammie24:
Buhari wasn't convincing enough?

He must have looked at Buhari and thought 'what a hypocrite'

An hypocrite indeed!

Asking someone to do what he'll never do!

2019 is closer than we thought, we'll see how he'll concede defeat when he's voted out by Nigerians.

And yet some people sees nothing in what GEJ did.

This is what will happen to Buhari in 2019, he'll definitely refuse to step down.

Likes for GEJ if he's a hero of democracy, share for Buhari if he's a hypocrite.

Nigeria is going to flex her Pax Nigeriana policy that I'm sure. I only wish we could explore all our diplomatic options first. Let's first send judges to Gambia and have their Supreme court sit on Jammeh's petition first. That will save us all the bloodshed and crimes that come with war.

All I see is another ghadaffi in the making...i pity the so called president

werey sleep there o, them go disgrace u comot now

gbagbo/campaore/wade treatment loading


i blame barrow for lousiness

What next?
Fulani herdsmen will now invade Gambia?

Lol Oga Jammeh even NigerDelta Militants can push you out sir Equatorial Guinea Things that year

Make dem arrange boys 4 am nor

After the talk fails:

Buhari (with a stern look): Mr. Jammeh, you're pushing us to the wall.

Yahya Jammeh (with a more stern look): THEN ENTER THE WALL!



Who can relate?

Why are they even begging the guy sef?
He should be kicked out!

I think ECOWAS should have chosen Mahama as the chairperson to negotiate talks with Jammeh to step down because Buhari isnt an ideal candidate to do such.
He overthrew a civilian govt in 1983 and also failed to acknowledge defeat in the 2011 elections.

GAMBIA Population wey no reach ekiti and diz motherfucking presido dey sexchat war....

Makes me remember the movie Tyrant

greatgod2012:



An hypocrite indeed!

Asking someone to do what he'll never do!

2019 is closer than we thought, we'll see how he'll concede defeat when he's voted out by Nigerians.

You heard what happened in Rivers abi? Get set for a civi-military type of electoral rigging come 2019. He lacks the moral right to mediate in matters of this nature....why?
#1983Coup #Disobedience2Judiciary #Cluelessness #2014Pre-electoralThreats.....ETC

Dem jus dey use everybody head.

Awon oniro.

Jesus Christ is coming to bust all of you

still waiting for the Guy to Step down.

Power is intoxicating, I Hp jammeh respects himself and vacate d sit. No be family business NA

Jammeh is messing up the goodwill he had, especially for his anti-gay stance, and the country's prospering tourism industry.

Jammeh doesn't want to do a Jonathan.

tammie24:
Buhari wasn't convincing enough?

He must have looked at Buhari and thought 'what a hypocrite'

walai, una get badt mouth for dis nl

Nigeria should just stay out of it


We have enough problems