‘This Feels Like Being Born Again:’ Gambians Hope for Change and Long for Home
For the first time since 1994, Gambia has a new leader. Adama Barrow, who set foot inside the country on Thursday for the first time as the country’s president, has taken power after a tumultuous transition in which the former president, Yahya Jammeh, refused to step down. Mr. Jammeh’s oppressive rule prompted thousands of Gambians to flee the country….