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The Gambia's President Jammeh Steps Down

22/01/2017 GMT

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President Jammeh of The Gambia leaves country; France's Socialist Party; Beslan play

President Jammeh of The Gambia leaves country; France's Socialist Party; a play about Beslan

The Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh leaves the country after 22 years in power. Also, can France's Socialist Party pick a presidential candidate that can win? And a play about the Beslan school siege of 2004, which resulted in the deaths of over 300 people.

(Image: Ex-President Yahyah Jammeh waves to a crowd of supporters before leaving the country on 21st January 2017 at Banjul International Airport, Gambia. Credit: Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

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