Senegal troops enter The Gambia as election victor Adama Barrow is declared President in exile

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Independent

Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia, an army spokesman said, moments after the UN Security Council voted unanimously to back the right of election winner Adama Barrow to take power.

Mr Barrow was sworn in as President in exile on Thursday afternoon, in the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal, while incumbent Yahya Jammeh continues to cling on to power.

The Security Council resolution invited the formidable west African regional bloc to ensure Mr Barrow's election victory was respected, but a last-minute amendment urged the use of "political means first".

Yet minutes after the resolution had passed, Senegalese Colonel Abdou Ndiaye issued a brief statement to news agencies declaring: "We have entered Gambia."



Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/gambia-adama-barrow-sworn-in-inauguration-yaha-jammeh-president-a7535956.html

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Nigerian air force overflies The Gambia

The Nigerian air force is flying over The Gambia, an official said Thursday, as African troops seemed ready to force incumbent Yahya Jammeh to quit after his December election defeat.

https://guardian.ng/news/nigerian-air-force-overflies-the-gambia/

[Warpy]

1. I'm watching this one very closely

because I can see a similar thing happening with man-baby if he survives a first term in office. He thinks he's entitled to it in perpetuity and I don't think he will go gracefully.

[brooklynite]

2. Honesty, I completely disagree

Trump doesn't want to do the work of being President, he just wants to win the Election. I can easily see him declaring victory and going home after one term. Add to which, I deeply doubt the military would support a coup to avoid a future election.

[Warpy]

3. He's a classic narcissist

and would find it impossible to give up the cameras and constant attention to every detail of his life.

No, he doesn't want the job, he never did, and he's been loath to learn what the job entails. He thinks he's going to hire people to do it for him. What he wants is the attention. He'll have to be dragged away from it, kicking and screaming.

[Feeling the Bern]

4. He will try to out-Coolidge "Silent" Cal as the least president ever.

[EL34x4]

5. Can't happen here.

A presidential term ends with the passage of time. Once the clock clicks noon on January 20th, 2021. -presuming he's not reelected, that's it. It's over. He no longer has any presidential authority. He could squat in the White House if he wanted but he'd look foolish.

[Warpy]

6. Sure it can

Take a good look at who lied through a meaningless oath with a tiny hand on a bible today.