BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — The leaders of Guinea and Mauritania have arrived in Gambia's capital in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to get defeated President Yahya Jammeh to cede power.
The leaders arrived as a noon deadline passed for Jammeh to give way, and a regional military force was awaiting orders.
The head of the regional force has said the troops will force Jammeh out if he doesn't step aside.
On Thursday, Adama Barrow was inaugurated as Gambia's new president and the U.N. Security Council voted to approve the regional military intervention.