West African: Jammeh and Midnight Deadline

west african: But Mauritania's leader appeared to be making a last-ditch diplomatic effort, meeting with Jammeh and then flying to Senegal to meet with its leader and Gambia President-elect Adama Barrow, according to CTV. Earlier, a military commander with the regional bloc known as ECOWAS announced that troops were positioning along Gambia's borders with Senegal. After a midnight deadline set by the West African regional bloc to step down, there was no word from Jammeh. The mandate of the president is finished at midnight, declared Seydou Maiga Moro, speaking on Senegalese radio station RFM. All the troops are already in place, he added, saying they were merely waiting to see whether Jammeh would give in to international pressure to cede power to Barrow. The Mauritanian leader left Gambia shortly before midnight, telling Gambia state television that I am now less pessimistic Jammeh will work on a peaceful solution that is in the best interest for everyone. As midnight approached, Jammeh met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on the crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.