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The Gambia's President Adama Barrow has easily won re-election, authorities there said, in the first vote for decades held without long-term leader Yahya Jammeh.

President Barrow received around 53% of Saturday's vote, with nearest rival Ousainou Darboe on 28%.

Mr Darboe and other candidates earlier said they could not accept the results of the poll.

In a victory speech, President Barrow called for people to set aside their differences and promised to do his best. Omar Wally is a journalist in the capital, Banjul.

Picture: Newly elected President of Gambia, Adama Barrow waves to his supporters after winning the presidential elections in Banjul on November 5, 2021. Adama Barrow was on December 5, 2021 declared the victor of The Gambia's presidential election by the electoral commission, winning a second term in office in the tiny West African nation. Credit: John Wessels / AFP.