Adama Barrow, left, speaks to the media after he was sworn in as President of Gambia at Gambia’s embassy in Dakar, Senegal. (Source: AP)The leaders of Guinea and Mauritania arrived in Gambia’s capital Friday in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to get defeated President Yahya Jammeh to cede power, while a regional military force was awaiting orders to act. The head of the regional force has said the troops will force Jammeh out if he doesn’t step aside. The regional force, including troops from Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo and Mali, moved in after Barrow’s inauguration and the unanimous Security Council vote. “Gambia’s military has very little combat experience.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2017 15:15 UTC