President Barrow arrives to take power in The Gambia
Senegal's President Macky Sall (R) shakes hands with the new President of Gambia Adama Barrow prior to leaving the Senegalese capital Dakar on January 26, 2017. By SEYLLOU (AFP)
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - President Adama Barrow arrived in The Gambia on Thursday to a jubilant welcome marking the beginning of the west African nation's first democratic transfer of power, AFP journalists said.
Dressed in flowing white robes and cap, Barrow stepped off the plane, with heavily-armed troops from Senegal and Nigeria standing by as his plane landed from Senegal, where he had taken shelter on January 15.