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| Yahya Jammeh says he will step down in The Gambia | Yahya Jammeh says he will step down in The Gambia |
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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. |
| In an announcement on state TV, he said it was "not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed". | In an announcement on state TV, he said it was "not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed". |
| The statement followed hours of talks between Mr Jammeh and West African mediators. He gave no details of what deal might have been struck. | 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 has led the country for 22 years but was defeated in December's election by Adama Barrow. | Mr Jammeh has led the country for 22 years but was defeated in December's election by Adama Barrow. |
| Troops from several West African nations, including Senegal, have been deployed in The Gambia, threatening to drive Mr Jammeh out of office if he did not agree to go. | Troops from several West African nations, including Senegal, have been deployed in The Gambia, threatening to drive Mr Jammeh out of office if he did not agree to go. |
| Mr Barrow has been in neighbouring Senegal for days and was inaugurated as president in the Gambian embassy there on Thursday. | |
| In an interview with the BBC, Mr Barrow pledged to establish a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate alleged human rights abuses in The Gambia under Mr Jammeh. | |
| "In that commission I think there will be recommendations, we will act according to those recommendations but we have got to know the truth first," he said. | |
| He added that he would return to the country "sooner rather than later". | |
| Mr Jammeh's decision to quit came after talks with the presidents of Guinea and Mauritania. | 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. | "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. |
| "I promise before Allah and the entire nation that all the issues we currently face will be resolved peacefully." | "I promise before Allah and the entire nation that all the issues we currently face will be resolved peacefully." |
| Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was quoted by his country's state news agency as saying that a deal had been struck and that Mr Jammeh would leave for another African country "with guarantees for his family, those close to him and himself". | |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| Mr Jammeh had at first accepted defeat in the election but then reversed his position and said he would not step down. | Mr Jammeh had at first accepted defeat in the election but then reversed his position and said he would not step down. |
| He declared a 90-day state of emergency, blaming irregularities in the electoral process. | He declared a 90-day state of emergency, blaming irregularities in the electoral process. |
| The electoral commission accepted that some of its early results had contained errors but said they would not have affected Mr Barrow's win. | The electoral commission accepted that some of its early results had contained errors but said they would not have affected Mr Barrow's win. |
| Mr Jammeh had vowed to stay in office until new elections were held. | Mr Jammeh had vowed to stay in office until new elections were held. |