BANJUL, Gambia: Opposition candidate Adama Barrow hailed a “new Gambia” on Friday after he pulled off a stunning presidential election victory, putting an end to the 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh.

Jammeh -- who has been frequently accused over the years of suppressing his opponents -- conceded defeat on television, accepting that Gambians had “decided that I should take the backseat.”

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