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The Gambia Crisis

West African troops have been deployed in support of Adama Barrow who is due to be sworn in as Gambia's new president on Thursday

West African troops have been deployed in support of Adama Barrow who is due to be sworn in as Gambia's new president on Thursday. Senegalese troops have moved to the Gambian border and Nigeria has sent aircraft including fighter jets to the area.

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(Photo: Tourists in Banjul load luggage onto a bus in preparation to leave Gambia after a state of emergency was declared by the Gambian President Yayha Jammeh. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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Wed 18 Jan 201721:06GMT

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