Longtime Leader Yahya Jammeh Announces Decision to Step Down

Courtesy of Gambia Radio and Television Service This video has been uploaded for use by Storyful's subscription clients with the permission of the content owner. To use the video off platform, you must have a Storyful subscription. To obtain a Storyful subscription, contact [email protected]. The Gambia’s longtime leader Yahya Jammeh announced he would step down and go into exile in a televised speech in the early hours of Saturday, January 21. Foreign troops, including the Senegalese, entered the Gambia were prepared to remove Jammeh by force if needed, according to news reports. Jammeh’s announcement came two days after Adama Barrow was sworn in as the Gambia’s new president in Dakar, Senegal. Jammeh initially rejected the December 1 election results but has agreed to a peaceful transition of power. West African leaders, including President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritius and Alpha Conde of Guinea, arrived in capital Banjul on Friday to oversee the handover.