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Islamic republic of Gambia.
AIBU!His days as free citizen are numbered
Kaenda Guinea kujifunza adabuHis days as free citizen are numbered
1. This is not a peaceful handover, it is after a long wrangler and not smooth.Ex-President Yahya Jammeh leaves The Gambia after losing election
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Image captionMr Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years, is believed to be initially travelling to Guinea
Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh has left the country in the wake of elections that ousted him after 22 years in power.
Mr Jammeh was defeated in December's election by Adama Barrow but he went on to challenge the results.
But two days after Mr Barrow was sworn in, Mr Jammeh left on a plane reportedly bound for Guinea.
Mr Barrow told the BBC that he would be returning to his homeland "sooner than later".
In an interview with the BBC on Saturday, he said said he wanted to create a truth and reconciliation committee to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during Mr Jammeh's time in office.
Media captionPresident Adama Barrow: 'We have got to know the truth'
Mr Barrow has been in neighbouring Senegal for days and was inaugurated as president in the Gambian embassy there on Thursday.
Troops from several West African nations, including neighbouring Senegal, had been deployed in The Gambia, threatening to drive Mr Jammeh out of office if he did not agree to go.
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Mr Jammeh's decision to quit came after talks with the presidents of Guinea and Mauritania.
Guinea's President Alpha Conde is with Mr Jammeh and his wife on the plane that left Banjul late on Saturday.
In an address on state television, Mr Jammeh, who had once said he would rule The Gambia for a billion years, said he would stand down and that it was "not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed".
The scene at Banjul airport, by BBC Africa correspondent Alastair Leithead
Yahya Jammeh arrived at the airport amid a large convoy of vehicles and throngs of cheering supporters.
He stood on a small platform to hear ceremonial music performed by a military band and then walked down a long red carpet surrounded by dignitaries.
He climbed the steps to the plane, turned and kissed and waved a Koran at those assembled.
After 22 years in power, he left bound for Guinea where it's believed he will stay before going on to another country.
Soldiers and other dignitaries were emotional as he left - many of them crying.
The details of the arrangements made - or promises offered to persuade him to give up power peacefully are not yet known, but there was the real threat of military action from regional states.
He's the first president to peacefully hand over power in The Gambia since independence from Britain in 1965.
kangeendelea kuleta ukaidi kuchapwa kulikuwa kunamuhusu na yy movie alishaiyona kuwa watu wamezamilia kumchapa.......kumbe viongozi wa kiafrika wakiachaga ujinga damu haimwagiki......Kwa nini chungu kwangu? Nilichokuwa nakipinga ndicho kilichotokea, nchi ya Gambia haijavamiwa! Hamjanielewa, nilikuwa siyo mshabiki wa Jammeh bali nilikuwa napinga Majeshi ya kigeni kuivamia nchi ya Gambia, na hilo halijatokea, kama Jammeh yuko Gambia au hayupo hili halinisumbui, ila nilitaka Waafrika tujifunze kuheshimu International law na kwamba uchaguzi ni mambo ya ndani ya nchi, tuheshimu hilo!
Wewe utakua Chama la Lumumba wazee wa kuiba chaguzi alafu eti mambo ya ndani tuheshimu international laws subirini na nyinyi Nyakati zenu zinakuja endeleeni tu kuibaKwa nini chungu kwangu? Nilichokuwa nakipinga ndicho kilichotokea, nchi ya Gambia haijavamiwa! Hamjanielewa, nilikuwa siyo mshabiki wa Jammeh bali nilikuwa napinga Majeshi ya kigeni kuivamia nchi ya Gambia, na hilo halijatokea, kama Jammeh yuko Gambia au hayupo hili halinisumbui, ila nilitaka Waafrika tujifunze kuheshimu International law na kwamba uchaguzi ni mambo ya ndani ya nchi, tuheshimu hilo!
Nonsense, limetokea, bila majeshi kuwa in outskirts of Banjul dikiteita asingeliondoka.Kwa nini chungu kwangu? Nilichokuwa nakipinga ndicho kilichotokea, nchi ya Gambia haijavamiwa! Hamjanielewa, nilikuwa siyo mshabiki wa Jammeh bali nilikuwa napinga Majeshi ya kigeni kuivamia nchi ya Gambia, na hilo halijatokea, kama Jammeh yuko Gambia au hayupo hili halinisumbui, ila nilitaka Waafrika tujifunze kuheshimu International law na kwamba uchaguzi ni mambo ya ndani ya nchi, tuheshimu hilo!
Majeshi yalikuwa kwenye baraza la Ikulu, ulitegemea aendelee kukataa, jeshi lilisha mkataa, afanye nini?Siyo kweli Majeshi ya Waafrika hayakuvamia Gambia, Uvamizi ulisitishwa ili kupisha mazungumzo ambapo Raisi wa Guinea alienda Gambia!
Kwa nini chungu kwangu? Nilichokuwa nakipinga ndicho kilichotokea, nchi ya Gambia haijavamiwa! Hamjanielewa, nilikuwa siyo mshabiki wa Jammeh bali nilikuwa napinga Majeshi ya kigeni kuivamia nchi ya Gambia, na hilo halijatokea, kama Jammeh yuko Gambia au hayupo hili halinisumbui, ila nilitaka Waafrika tujifunze kuheshimu International law na kwamba uchaguzi ni mambo ya ndani ya nchi, tuheshimu hilo!
Ingawa bado uko na fikra za mwaka 47. Za OAU. Ni muhimu ukaelewa kuwa kinachopiganiwa sasa hivi ulimwenguni ni demokrasia. Kama umeshindwa ondoka.Kwa nini chungu kwangu? Nilichokuwa nakipinga ndicho kilichotokea, nchi ya Gambia haijavamiwa! Hamjanielewa, nilikuwa siyo mshabiki wa Jammeh bali nilikuwa napinga Majeshi ya kigeni kuivamia nchi ya Gambia, na hilo halijatokea, kama Jammeh yuko Gambia au hayupo hili halinisumbui, ila nilitaka Waafrika tujifunze kuheshimu International law na kwamba uchaguzi ni mambo ya ndani ya nchi, tuheshimu hilo!
Mabaya ndio tuyaseme,Mazuri nibwajibu wake kuyafanyaMbona watu hawataji mazuri aliyoifanyia nchi yake?
Kwa nini chungu kwangu? Nilichokuwa nakipinga ndicho kilichotokea, nchi ya Gambia haijavamiwa! Hamjanielewa, nilikuwa siyo mshabiki wa Jammeh bali nilikuwa napinga Majeshi ya kigeni kuivamia nchi ya Gambia, na hilo halijatokea, kama Jammeh yuko Gambia au hayupo hili halinisumbui, ila nilitaka Waafrika tujifunze kuheshimu International law na kwamba uchaguzi ni mambo ya ndani ya nchi, tuheshimu hilo!