Gambia's Jammeh to hand over power by end January - minister


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  • Monday, 05 Dec 2016

People tear a poster of former Gambian president Yaya Jammeh in Broussbi, Gambia, December 4, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's defeated President Yahya Jammeh remains in the country and will hand over power to president-elect Adama Barrow in January following a transition period, the communications minister said on Sunday.

Jammeh, who has ruled the West African nation for 22 years, has not been seen in public since he shocked observers by accepting his surprise loss in a Dec. 1 election on Friday, leading to rumours he had fled Gambia.

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