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:Dutch Court Sentences Ethiopian to Life in Prison for War CrimesJudge in Sanctions Case Dismisses a ‘Conspiracy Theory’In Italy, #MeToo Is More Like ‘Meh’Peru’s President Faces Possible Ouster Over Links to OdebrechtBeyond Boko Haram’s Reach, Love and Feminism FlourishMexico Strengthens Military’s Role in Drug War, Outraging Critics