Gambia talks fail as president refuses to step down

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. - BBC

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