President Muhammadu Buhari and other West African leaders will travel to The Gambia tomorrow in a bid to end the political crisis in the nation, following authoritarian incumbent president Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept defeat at the hands of former estate agent Adama Barrow, a senior government official has told BBC. The leaders are expected to meet Mr Jammeh to try to convince him to honour his initial pledge to give up power. They will also be meeting Mr Barrow who has said he is concerned about his safety and has called on the international community to put pressure on Jammeh to step down immediately. According to the electoral commission’s latest count, as a result of the vote on 1 December: Mr Barrow won 222,708 votes (43.3%) while Mr Jammeh took 208,487 (39.6%).
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