Gambian lawmakers end country's week-old state of emergency
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Gambia's lawmakers have lifted the country's state of emergency and dismantled defeated leader Yahya Jammeh's final attempts to cling to power.
Parliamentarians on Tuesday ended the state of emergency imposed just a week ago. They also revoked the three-month extension of Jammeh's term they approved last week.
Jammeh fled into exile over the weekend after giving in to international pressure and ceding power to new President Adama Barrow.
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Barrow is expected to return home in the coming days after being inaugurated last week in neighboring Senegal amid fears for his safety.