Gambia's Jammeh asks for extension of deadline for him to leave power
Gambia's Jammeh asks for extension of deadline for him to leave power
Reuters, 20 Jan 2017
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BANJUL Jan 20 (Reuters) - Gambia's longtime leader Yahya Jammeh has asked the West African bloc ECOWAS for an extension of a midday deadline for him to leave power until 4 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), government sources said on Friday.
Guinea's President Alpha Conde and Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrived in the Gambian capital Banjul on Friday for last-ditch talks with Jammeh, witnesses said. It was not clear whether Jammeh intended to step down. (Writing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg; Editing by Gareth Jones)
BANJUL Jan 20 (Reuters) - Gambia's longtime leader Yahya Jammeh has asked the West African bloc ECOWAS for an extension of a midday deadline for him to leave power until 4 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), government sources said on Friday.
Guinea's President Alpha Conde and Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrived in the Gambian capital Banjul on Friday for last-ditch talks with Jammeh, witnesses said. It was not clear whether Jammeh intended to step down. (Writing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg; Editing by Gareth Jones)