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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 20 Jan 2017

    The Gambia's long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down after refusing to accept defeat in electionshttp://bbc.in/2jhFCZz 

    5:50 PM - 20 Jan 2017
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      1. Alaska1‏ @atangar2012 21 Jan 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        when and what is waiting for? He should be ashamed of himself. They let the west laughed at Africa. Small mindedness

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      1. Rahaman Rofiat‏ @RofiatRahaman 21 Jan 2017
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        That's better.

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      1. Frank Lee‏ @Franklee255B 21 Jan 2017
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        These dictators are like nasty stains, hard to remove.

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      1. Ü-l-k-ü Öztprk‏ @konnuciwa 21 Jan 2017
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        we all need democracy he should be respectful to the results

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      1. cb‏ @CarlaBartley3 21 Jan 2017
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        don't remove the military until he has actually left

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      1. Dr. Anne 'Muyiwa‏ @AnneMuyiwa 20 Jan 2017
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        After making a mess of the people's mandate!

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      1. Fly Guy #ethereum‏ @FlyGuyInTheSky 20 Jan 2017
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        Excellent news! Squeezing his balls worked... now get on and sort Gambia 🇬🇲 out... Africa is such a wonderful place.

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      1. ChitakuraMombeMbudzi‏ @1chitakuramombe 20 Jan 2017
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        @tawandachimhini @BBCNews a new dawn for Gambia

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      1. Abdul.Ghafoor.shar.‏ @03473208840_ 20 Jan 2017
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        app maghe phone karo mari number ha 03083163257

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      1. kerry wetton‏ @kerrywetton_451 20 Jan 2017
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        All those poor people who had their hols cut short.

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      1. Enderassie Tassew‏ @TassewEndamte 20 Jan 2017
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        that will make Gambia the third african country to change thier leader out of election ballot.

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      1. Barbara Sayre Casey‏ @BarbaraSCasey 20 Jan 2017
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        great news for democracy

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      1. Walter Mirauer‏ @mirauer 20 Jan 2017
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        Looks like a rare victory for common sense.

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      1. Elizabeth Johnson‏ @ejohnson1850 20 Jan 2017
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        Good!

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      1. Rob Ausdal CFA‏ @RobAusdal 20 Jan 2017
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        Yeah, right.

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