The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say.<\/p>\n
The move was requested by West African leaders after a summit in Mali, Senegalese news agency APS said.<\/p>\n
President Yahya Jammeh is currently refusing to step down until the supreme court can hear his challenge in May.<\/p>\n
Regional bloc Ecowas wants the UN to approve military action if Mr Barrow’s inauguration is blocked.<\/p>\n
On Saturday leaders repeated their calls for Mr Jammeh – who initially accepted the result – to go voluntarily at an Africa-France summit in Bamako.<\/p>\n
Mali’s president Ibrahim Keita called for “proverbial African wisdom” to prevail to avert a bloodbath and there are growing fears that the uncertainty could cause a refugee exodus.<\/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.<\/p>\n
Mr Barrow, who beat Mr Jammeh in last month’s election, was at the Bamako summit and was referred to as the president.<\/p>\n
Last week Nigeria’s president flew to the Gambian capital Banjul to try to broker a deal but Mr Jammeh would not relinquish power.<\/p>\n
Mr Jammeh’s attempt to overturn the election result has been delayed because of a shortage of judges but his legal team has asked for an injunction to block Mr Barrow’s inauguration.<\/p>\n
The African Union has said it will no longer recognise Mr Jammeh’s rule after his term ends.<\/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.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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