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Talks With Gambia's Outgoing Leader Fail, President-Elect Leaves Country

© AP Photo / SEYLLOU Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow (C), flanked by his supporters arrives at a hotel in Banjul, for a meeting with four African heads of state on December 13, 2016
Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow (C), flanked by his supporters arrives at a hotel in Banjul, for a meeting with four African heads of state on December 13, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The talks on a transfer of power between the outgoing President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, and President-elect Adama Barrow which were mediated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) turned out to be fruitless, and ended with Barrow leaving the country, local media reported Saturday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) According to the media outlet Africa News, Barrow and ECOWAS mediators flew to Mali after meeting with Jammeh on Friday.

There is no information regarding the date of Barrow's return to Gambia.

The presidential election was held in Gambia on December 1 and resulted in Jammeh’s loss to opposition candidate Barrow. On December 10, Jammeh rejected the outcome of the election and filed a petition to the court.

Barrow is set to become the country's president on January 19.

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