(25 Jan 2017) Gambia's new President Adama Barrow will arrive in the country on Thursday, a week after he was sworn into office in neighbouring Senegal, a spokesman for the opposition coalition confirmed on Wednesday.
Spokesperson Halifa Sallah said the President would arrive on Gambian soil at 4 o'clock local time (1600 GMT) on Thursday.
Gambians eagerly await Barrow, who has promised to reverse many of the actions of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh.
Barrow defeated Jammeh in December elections that the ruling party challenged.
Jammeh finally flew into exile over the weekend after African and international pressure, ending a more than 22-year rule.
He has been accused by rights groups and others of leading a government that suppressed opponents with detentions, beatings and killings.
A West African regional military force that was poised to oust Jammeh if diplomatic talks failed has been securing Gambia for Barrow's arrival.
He has requested that the force remain in Gambia for six months, but it is unclear whether heads of state with the regional bloc, known as ECOWAS, will approve a deployment for that long.
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