Gambia's Jammeh can stay in office for three months -national assembly

BANJUL, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Gambia's National Assembly has passed a resolution to allow President Yahya Jammeh, who lost an election in December, to stay in office for three months from Wednesday when he was due to leave power. Jammeh on Tuesday declared a state of emergency, saying it it was to prevent a power vacuum while the supreme court rules on his petition challenging the election result.
The National Assembly of the Gambia approves extending Yahya Jammeh's term as President of the country for 90 more days.