{"id":19371,"date":"2017-01-14T07:40:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T07:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=19371"},"modified":"2017-01-14T07:40:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T07:40:29","slug":"gambia-talks-fail-president-refuses-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/gambia-talks-fail-president-refuses-step.html","title":{"rendered":"Gambia talks fail as president refuses to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gambia talks fail as president refuses to step down<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Gambia talks fail as president refuses to step down:-<\/strong> Nigeria’s president flew to Banjul to try to broker a deal but Mr Jammeh would not relinquish power.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Barrow is now heading to Mali, where he will meet West African leaders attending a summit there.<\/span><\/p>\n

The former estate agent wants to resolve the transitional deadlock so he can be sworn in next week.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Jammeh’s term ends on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The African Union has said it will no longer recognise Mr Jammeh’s rule beyond this point.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Barrow is travelling to Mali with the Ecowas delegation for further discussions this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

From estate agent to Gambian president-elect<\/span><\/p>\n

What next for Gambia?<\/span><\/p>\n

Profile: Yahya Jammeh<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Jammeh had initially admitted defeat after the December election. But shortly afterwards he called for the result to be annulled.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are growing fears that the uncertainty could cause a refugee exodus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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%.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-38621092<\/span><\/div>\n

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