President Jammeh loses capital Banjul to Barrow in Gambia vote
Adama Barrow, the presidential flagbearer of the coalition of the seven opposition political parties in The Gambia, greets supporters from the roof of his car at a gathering in the buffer zone district of Talinding on November 29, 2016 on the last day of the election campaigns. AFP PHOTO | MARCO LONGARI
Security forces deployed heavily in Banjul Friday as counting got under way after a tense election, with early results showing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh had lost ground in the capital, his traditional stronghold.
Counting was slow and there was still little indication of the eventual winner of an election marked by an ongoing Internet blackout in the small west African nation.
