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Gambia's Jammeh says he'll step down The Gambia crisis: Yahya Jammeh says he will step down
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The Gambia's long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down after refusing to accept defeat in elections The Gambia's long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. In an announcement on state TV, he said it was "not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed".
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The statement followed hours of talks between Mr Jammeh and West African mediators. He gave no details of what deal might have been struck.
Mr Jammeh was defeated in December's election and his successor as president Adama Barrow has been inaugurated.
Mr Barrow has been in neighbouring Senegal for days.
Troops from several West African nations, including neighbouring Senegal, have been deployed in The Gambia, threatening to drive Mr Jammeh out of office if he did not agree to go.
Mr Jammeh's decision to quit came after talks with the presidents of Guinea and Mauritania.
"I have decided today in good conscience to relinquish the mantle of leadership of this great nation with infinite gratitude to all Gambians," he said.
Shortly before the TV address, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said that a deal had been struck and that Mr Jammeh would leave the country. He gave no further details.
Mr Jammeh was given an ultimatum to leave office or be forced out by UN-backed troops, which expired at 16:00 GMT on Friday.
The deadline was set by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), a regional grouping backed by the United Nations.
The first signs of a breakthrough came on Friday when a senior aide to the new president told the BBC's Umaru Fofana that Mr Jammeh had agreed to step down.