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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 2 Dec 2016

    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh 'to concede defeat', electoral commission says http://bbc.in/2gu59Ao  #BBCAfricaLive #GambiaDecidespic.twitter.com/bp5kAwTBhp

    3:53 AM - 2 Dec 2016
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      2. boo jan‏ @kaachadoo 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Good riddance. Enough of his brutality and buffoonery. #Gambiadecides

        1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
      3. steven kabuoro‏ @skabuoro 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kaachadoo @BBCAfrica

        at this rate there will be no Life Presidents in Africa.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. boo jan‏ @kaachadoo 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @skabuoro @BBCAfrica

        We don't need such leaders. Africa needs accountable leaders not ones who think they own the country.

        1 reply 2 retweets 0 likes
      5. steven kabuoro‏ @skabuoro 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @kaachadoo @BBCAfrica

        very true accountability from you our leaders is a must

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. John Ogunsemore‏ @SignorJohn 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I think he became unbearable for his ppl when he declared Gambia an Islamic Republic. Religion and politics shdnt mix

        0 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Abdiwahid Ibrahim 🇰🇪‏ @AbdiwahidI 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I'm impressed, many believed he is a dictator

        1 reply 2 retweets 6 likes
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      1. okn‏ @Kas_Nwuke 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Turns out Jammeh was not a sit-tight-dictator after all; he was just a "Shakara" dictator. Gambians and the world did not know.

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      1. Kalaluka Kapungu‏ @wanchimbi 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        maybe we should adopt marbles in zambia also. Ballot papers make it ease to steal votes.

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      1. Bonvin Rusangiza Jo  🇷🇼 🇺🇬 🇨🇭‏ @BonvinRusangiza 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        congratulations to the Gambia and to Jammeh too for accepting the defeat which is not easy thing for African presidents. Kudos

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      1. O.J. Ajayi-Coker‏ @OJAjayi 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Good for The Gambia 🇬🇲 Good for Africa. Hope rising...

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      1. Bonaventure MUTALE  🇿🇲‏ @BonaventureBVM 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        He never portended defeat. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Contemporary Africa doesn't need such despotic and tyrannical leaders.

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      1. aishajallow‏ @aishajallow1 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        finally mother Gambia can sigh and start rebuilding

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      1. Solomon Ambuku‏ @solo_ambuku 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That's very un-African, what a let down to them @_AfricanUnion despots, damn Jahmeh! #GambiaDecidespic.twitter.com/jY0mwmfyLM

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      1. Alex Akrofi Dankwa‏ @akrophi 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That's good news for Gambians. They've gotten what they want. #change

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      2. @BillyKaniam‏ @BillyKaniam 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @donbish5 Oh oh! Est-ce vrai?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. #DeboutCongolais‏ @donbish5 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BillyKaniam

        on l'espère bien @BBCAfrica

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. @BillyKaniam‏ @BillyKaniam 2 Dec 2016
        Replying to @donbish5 @BBCAfrica

        Vraiment! Cela vaudra à Yaya Jammey d'être classé parmi les "dictateurs bienveillants" ! @tresinsolent

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