Liberia: Gambia's New President Sworn-in

Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow was sworn in yesterday at the Gambian Embassy in neighboring Senegal, as longtime leader Yahya Jammeh refused to give up power.

"This is a day no Gambian will ever forget in one's lifetime," Barrow said at the ceremony. "This is the first time since The Gambia became independent in 1965 that the country has changed its government through the ballot box," the VOA has reported.

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