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Dossier: gambian election row triggers calls for calm

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, seen December 2, 2016, has been the leader of the country for 22 years. By Handout (GRTS - Gambia Radio and Television Services/AFP/File)

White House condemns Gambian leader's rejection of vote results
Incumbent Gambian president Yahya Jammeh (C) has his finger inked before casting his marble in a polling station in a presidential poll, in Banjul on December 01, 2016. By MARCO LONGARI (AFP/File)

Gambian leader's election defiance sparks global concern
Ghana's President Yahya Jammeh seized power in a 1994 coup. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP/File)

Gambian election row triggers calls for calm

Gambia: Intolerance Of Protest And Rejection Of Results Risks Instability And Repression

Gambia's longtime ruler refuses to bow out, demands fresh polls

Gambia: Incumbent Jammeh rejects election result

The Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of The Gambia
A supporter of the newly elected Gambia President Adama Barrow kicks a poster of the exiting leader Yahya Jammeh in Serekunda. By MARCO LONGARI (AFP/File)

Why did Gambia's Yahya Jammeh concede defeat?
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, in power for 22 years, has vowed to stay in office until a dispute over December's election result is resolved. By Marco LONGARI (AFP/File)

Gambia election ruling delayed for several months

Gambian opposition leader Ousainou Darboe leaves a polling station during the 2011 presidential election. By Seyllou (AFP/File)

Senior Gambia opposition figures freed on bail

Mahama, Nana Addo congratulate new Gambian president
Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow gestures to the crowd following his victory in the polls in Kololi on December 2, 2016. By Joe Sinclair (AFP)

Gambia's new leader claims military's support

Gambia’s Jammeh calls to concede defeat to Adama Barrow [Video]
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