Thousands of Gambians Flee Ahead of Presidential Showdown
- Author:
- VOA News
- Publisher:
- VOA News
- Publication Date:
- 18 January 2017
- Tags:
- Gambia, Governance
The U.N. refugee agency says at least 26,000 people have fled Gambia into Senegal as the West African countries prepare for possible military action to unseat Gambia's leader of 22 years. President Yahya Jammeh lost the December elections but has refused to step down. President-elect Adama Barrow is to be inaugurated Thursday. Ricci Shryock reports for VOA from the Senegalese border town of Karang.
West Africa Prepares to Intervene in The Gambia
- High Stakes As Region Prepares Military Action
- Nigeria Deploys Fighter Jets, Troops As U.S. Warns Jammeh
- Lt. Col. Seedy Joof Abducted By Soldiers
- Mauritania's President Tries to Intervene in Gambian Political Crisis
- Jammeh's Lawyer Flees, Asks Him to Step Down
- Fleeing Gambian Says Jammeh's Armoured Tanks Scaring Off Residents
- Gambia - Nigeria Deploys Troops, Fighter Jets
- Gambian Vice President Resigns As Jammeh Remains Defiant
- Govt Confirms Deployment of Fighter Jets, Soldiers to Gambia
- Senegal Moves Troops Near Gambia As Jammeh Remains Defiant
