Gambian leader told to cede power or be forced out
By CARLEY PETESCH and BABACAR DIONE, Associated Press
Jan 20, 2017 6:12 AM CST
A convoy of Senegal soldiers en route towards the Gambia boarder with Senegal near Karang, Senegal, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Senegalese troops charged into neighboring Gambia late Thursday to support the country's newly inaugurated president, while longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh showed no sign of stepping...   (Associated Press)

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.

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