Gambia's new leader Adama Barrow (L) swears in as President at the Gambian embassy in neighbouring Senegal, in this still image taken from video, January 19, 2017. RTS via Reuters TV
BANJUL/DAKAR (Reuters) - West African armies halted an operation in Gambia aimed at installing the country's new president, Adama Barrow, on Thursday so regional leaders could make one last attempt to convince longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh to step aside.
Barrow took the oath of office on Thursday at Gambia's embassy in Senegal, calling for international support from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc, the African Union and the United Nations.
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