Gambia's new President Adama Barrow returned home after two weeks in
Senegal. He received a tumultuous and well-fitting welcome at the Banjul
International Airport and escorted by thousands of waiting Gambians and
other people standing by the highway side clapping and waving at him
while he appears on top of his car equally waving the crowd. Some
Gambians were seen along wide avenues leading to the airport, wearing
T-shirts with Barrow's picture blowing whistles, drumming and singing in
Fula language.
Under heavy security by the ECOMOG, President Barrow was escorted to his
residence at TAF Estate in Brufut town where he will live for the
meantime while the State House is under sanity checks by the ECOWAS
forces to ensure safety.
He was sworn-in last week on January 19th at the Gambian embassy in
Dakar, Senegal, when former President Yahya Jammeh remained defiant and
refused to hand over power.
Jammeh departed The Gambia for Equitorial Guinea on Saturday after final
mediation efforts by Presidents Mohamed Ouid Abdel Aziz of Mauritanian
and Alpha Conde of Guinea.
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