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- West African troops have crossed the border with Gambia in an effort to uphold the result of the country's presidential election by force.
The winner of the Dec. 1 vote, Adama Barrow, was officially sworn in as president at the country's embassy in neighboring Senegal earlier this afternoon. But Gambia's longtime leader, Yahya Jammeh, has refused to quit power despite mounting regional and international pressure.
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I'm glad NPR is keeping up to date with this story. For a myriad of reasons, western coverage on African events can be pretty crummy. Hopefully this whole mess gets resolved without incident. And yes, America is lucky to have such a successful history of transfers of power.