Gambia: Africa bloc vows to send troops if Jammeh stays

[oberliner]

Source: Al Jazeera

West African leaders will send troops into The Gambia if its longtime ruler who lost elections does not step down next month, the president of the Economic Community of West African States said on Friday.

Marcel de Souza told reporters the regional bloc has chosen Senegal to lead any military intervention if President Yahya Jammeh does not hand over power.

"The deadline is January 19 when the mandate of Jammeh expires," de Souza said. "If he doesn't go, we have a standby force, which is already on alert. And it's this standby force that should be able to intervene to restore the will of the people."

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/gambia-africa-bloc-vows-send-troops-jammeh-stays-161223180431769.html

[cigsandcoffee]

1. Great. More war.

Not saying I have the answer, because I don't. It just seems like men with guns is always the first response.

[oberliner]

2. Jammeh has been dictator there for 24 years

This isn't exactly the "first response".

[cigsandcoffee]

3. Fair enough. nt