Opposition candidate Adama Barrow pulled off a stunning victory in The Gambia, comfortably winning a presidential election and putting an end to the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh, according to official results

A Gambian musician rejoices for a new president new Gambia after a shock opposition victory in presidential polls ended the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh

Gambian workers tear down posters of President Yahya Jammeh after his shock election defeat

Gambians cast their ballots in the country's presidential election which sees veteran incumbent Yahya Jammeh seeking a new five year term in a race against opposition hopeful Adama Barrow and former ruling party MP Mama Kandeh

Political prisoners under the outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh have been released following the victory of Adama Barrow in last week's Presidential election

Gambians cast their ballots in a presidential poll that poses the strongest challenge yet to Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule with political rivals energised by an unprecedented opposition campaign

The head of Gambia's electoral commission has fled to neighbouring Senegal fearing a plot against him a month after declaring President Yahya Jammeh lost elections following 22 years in power one of his relatives says

West African political leaders are to return to The Gambia this week to press President Yahya Jammeh to abide by election results and step down because of their concern over the deteriorating situation says Nigeria's foreign minister

The Gambia's chief Supreme Court justice has dealt a blow to President Yahya Jammeh's legal challenge against the result of December's election saying it would not be heard for several months

Nigeria should consider giving asylum to The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh as a way of ending the political crisis in his country say lawmakers with one saying Jammeh is a fellow African brother and Nigeria needs to give him a soft...

Beninese President Patrice Talon says he, and his Ivorian counterpart hope to be in Banjul on January 19th for the inauguration of the President of The Gambia where outgoing President Yahya Jammeh is clinging to power

Jubilant Gambians welcome home their new President Adama Barrow who was elected almost two months ago but forced to flee to Senegal when his predecessor refused to step aside

Gambians welcome a new sense of freedom following the departure of former president strongman Yahya Jammeh and the end of 22 years of iron-fisted rule

Gambians take to the streets to celebrate the inauguration of new President Adama Barrow after 22 years of Yahya Jammeh's iron fisted rule

VOICED: A military operation aimed at installing The Gambia's new president has been halted as West African leaders make one last attempt to persuade longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh to stand down. Despite the standoff, thousands of Gambians...

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYDakar - 22 January 20171. Various of journalists preparing microphones for news conference2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mai Ahmad Fatty, special adviser of Gambian...

Three hundred Dutch holiday-makers arrive home from The Gambia after President Yahya Jammeh announced a state of emergency triggering travel advisory warnings by Britain and the Netherlands

A Gambian T-shirt maker says soldiers beat him with their guns and threw him into a cell at the notorious National Intelligence Agency prison for allegedly creating and selling T-shirts for the opposition.In the final days of his...

VOICED: The Gambia's former leader has left the country for Equatorial Guinea, after finally agreeing to step aside from power. Yahya Jammeh had been refusing to stand down for weeks, despite losing the democratic election to Adama...

Gambians react to the news that their new president will cap a prolonged political crisis by returning to Banjul on Thursday after fleeing to Senegal for his safety

Gambians take to the streets in scenes of wild celebration after President Adama Barrow was inaugurated in neighbouring Senegal

Gambians watch as the swearing in of President Adama Barrow is broadcast live on television from Senegal with longtime leader Yahya Jammeh refusing to step down after his election defeat

Travel agencies in the Netherlands have begun work to bring tourists back from The Gambia after President Yahya Jammeh announced a state of emergency triggering travel advisory warnings by Britain and the Netherlands

British tourists arrive at Manchester Airport from The Gambia on a repatriation flight organised by tour operator Thomas Cook after Gambian president Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency