Gambian president-elect, Adama Barrow, sworn into office

Gambian President-elect, Adama Barrow, has been sworn into office at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal. He took his oath of office this evening.

 "This is a day no Gambian will ever forget in a lifetime," Barrow said in a speech immediately after being sworn in.

 Meanwhile his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, maintains he is still the legal president of the country.