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West Africa to protect Gambia election result

ECOWAS leaders say they will take all necessary steps to uphold the result of Gambia's recent presidential election.

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Danjuma Abdullahi
Press TV, Abuja

Leaders of the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, say they will take all necessary actions to uphold the result of the recent presidential election in Gambia, where veteran President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down. As Press TV’s Correspondent Danjuma Abdullahi reports, the African leaders have pledged to attend the president's inauguration ceremony on January 18th.