President of the Gambia, Yahya Jammeh has lost his bid to be re-elected as the leader of the African country for the fifth time.
Jameh lost to opposition candidate, Adams Barrow.
Barrow polled 263,515 votes to defeat Jammeh who scored 212,099 votes.
It was earlier reported that Jammeh had conceded defeat before the final results were announced.
“It’s really unique that someone who has been ruling this country for so long has accepted defeat,” Alieu Momar Njie, Chairman of the Gambian electoral commission told reporters.
Jameh has ruled the small West African country for 22 years after seizing power through a coup.
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