His Predecessor Gone, Gambia’s New President Finally Comes Home The president, Adama Barrow, had fled to neighboring Senegal more than a week earlier after Yahya Jammeh, his defeated predecessor, refused to cede power. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Xinjiang, Tense Chinese Region, Adopts Strict Internet ControlsCanada Strikes a Deal to Cut Carbon Emissions by Putting a Price on ThemWall Street Is Europe’s Landlord. And Tenants Are Fighting Back.Colombia Reports Major Rise in Birth Defect Amid Zika CrisisSuicide Bomber Kills 23 in Southern Yemeni City of AdenReporter's Notebook: With Mass Protests, South Koreans Wield a Familiar Weapon in a New Era