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Gambia's Jammeh declares to step down
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- 21 January, 2017
- 05:42
Baku. 21 January. REPORT.AZ/ Gambian ex-president Yahya Jammeh says he would step down to keep peace in his country after 22 years in power, following last-chance talks with Guinea and Mauritania's presidents before a military intervention, Report informs citing the BBC.
In an announcement on state TV, he said, my decision was not dictated by anything else than the supreme interest of Gambian people.
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