Senegalese troops convey entered The Republic of The Gambia to ensure Adama Barrow assumes ability every bit the country's novel president, a Senegalese regular army spokesman has said.
It comes presently subsequently Mr Barrow took the oath of share at The Gambia's diplomatic mission inwards the uppercase of Senegal.
He has been recognised internationally. But strongman Yahya Jammeh has refused to quit together with is backed past times parliament.
West African leaders convey threatened to take away Mr Jammeh past times force. The United Nations has backed their back upwards for Mr Barrow.
The 15-member Security Council stressed on Th that this should survive pursued "by political agency first".
Senegalese regular army spokesman Col Abdou Ndiaye was quoted past times word agencies every bit proverb the country's troops entered The Republic of The Gambia on Th afternoon.
Nigeria said before inwards the twenty-four lx minutes menses that its "armed reconnaissance air force are over Gambia", AFP reports.
"They convey the capacity to strike," Nigerian Air Force spokesman Ayodele Famuyiwa told the word agency.
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Senegalese forces every bit seen inwards the photograph higher upwards are with the best trained inwards Africa.
West African state of war machine forces convey made it clear they are create to enforce a transfer of ability inwards the country, a pop beach finish with European holiday-makers.
Mr Barrow took oath at the Gambian diplomatic mission inwards Dakar, Senegal.
In his inauguration speech, he ordered all members of The Gambia's armed forces to stay inwards their barracks.
"Those constitute illegally belongings arms volition survive considered rebels," he warned.
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People convey been next the inauguration of Adama Barrow alive on Senegalese TV, which many have hither inwards The Gambia.
Few people convey come upwards out to celebrate, timidly chanting the get upwards of Mr Barrow or waving at the cars driving by.
Tension is all the same running high, every bit people are rattling much aware that the political crisis is non over.
Banjul feels similar a ghost town. Even the unremarkably busy thoroughfares of Serekunda, on the outskirt of the capital, are deserted.
Many state the state of war machine stay - similar Yayha Jammeh - unpredictable.
But inwards a sign that parts of the safety forces may switch sides, I convey met 5 police describe officers standing exterior their station, relaxed together with visibly happy.
I asked how things were going, together with 1 of them replied with a smiling "everything is alright, alter is good."
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Meanwhile, Mr Jammeh's term inwards share has been extended for 3 months past times a two-thirds bulk inwards parliament. Some experts state he all the same has a legitimate claim to survive called the country's president.
Gambian Information Minister Sidie Njie told the BBC on Th that Mr Jammeh would non run out his office.
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