A Feast of Democracy Ruined
Our colleagues in Nouakchott arranged our return flight and we were escorted by the police to the airport. We were further interrogated and thoroughly searched. In anticipation of such a move, we had kept all of our files out of sight. Before boarding, a delegation from the embassy came over to ensure we were safe and sound. “How about our passport?” we all asked. “They have been handed over to the captain. He will return them to you at Dakar Airport,” one of the officers replied. Barrow, who won the election with around 43% of the votes, was forced to flee to neighbouring Senegal. He was inaugurated at the Gambian embassy in Senegal in January 2017, while Jammeh was forced to leave Gambia and go into exile. Barrow returned to the country on January 26.
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