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Where Ex-President Jammeh Went Next

Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh has found asylum in Equatorial Guinea on Africa's west coast. So what kind of a place is his new home? With Emilio San Pedro.

Since leaving Gambia, former President Yahya Jammeh has been living in Equatorial Guinea. Home to Africa's longest serving leader, it's rich in resources, but tends to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. 大象传媒 Africa's Umaru Fofana has been following ex-President Jammeh's progress. He gives us a short guide to his new home.

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Image: Ex-President Jammeh leaves Gambia
Credit: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images

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Sat 8 Apr 2017 01:06GMT

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