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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”. The statement followed hours of talks between Mr Jammeh and West African mediators. He gave no details of what deal might have …

Outgoing President Yahya Jammeh has refused to step down since losing the December election to rival Adama Barrow, who was due to take power on Thursday. A midnight deadline has passed in Gambia, leaving the African country in flux with two presidents and West African troops massed on the border. Troops from several West African countries were ready to enter …