Gambians celebrates Yahya Jammeh departure

Following the exit into exile of long time Gambia leader Yahya Jammeh, West African regional military forces took control of the presidential palace in Gambia while Gambian's took to the streets to celebrate his departure.

Jammeh who was defeated by opposition leader, Adama Barrow in the December, 1 election last year, and refused to accept defeat and step down flew out of the country to Equatorial Guinea on Saturday as ECOWAS military force were poised to oust him.

Gambians celebrates on the streets of Banjul - Reuters

 Hundreds of residents in Banjul gathered outside the State House on Sunday after soldiers send to secure the country moved in.

Source: Reuters