have entered the gambia to help improve security for the returning new head of state adama barrow. it follows the reluctant departure of his predecessor. former president yahya jammeh was flown out of the small west african country after pressure from regional presidents and the threat of military force. our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports from the gambia. it was the first chants gambians had to celebrate in the country s only ever peaceful change of president in half a century. at the gates of state house they gathered, knowing a new guard is on its way into power. the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regionalforce the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regional force led by the senegalese. the threat of military action helped remove a president who refused to accept a election defeat. now their extra security will help smooth the transition. 2a hours earlier, former president yahya jammeh had come to the airport, finally persuaded by regional heads of state it
have entered the gambia to help improve security for the returning new head of state adama barrow. it follows the reluctant departure of his predecessor. former president yahya jammeh was flown out of the small west african country after pressure from regional presidents and the threat of military force. our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports from the gambia. it was the first chance gambians had to celebrate in the country s only ever peaceful change of president in half a century. at the gates of state house they gathered, knowing a new guard is on its way into power. the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regionalforce led by the senegalese. the threat of military action helped remove a president who refused to accept a election defeat. now their extra security will help smooth the transition. 2a hours earlier, former president jammeh had come to the airport, finally persuaded by regional heads of state it was time to leave the gambia. this is what democracy in af
have entered the gambia to help improve security for the returning new head of state adama barrow. it follows the reluctant departure of his predecessor. former president yahya jammeh was flown out of the small west african country after pressure from regional presidents and the threat of military force. our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports from the gambia. it was the first chance gambians had to celebrate in the country s only ever peaceful change of president in half a century. at the gates of state house they gathered, knowing a new guard is on its way into power. the crowd welcomed foreign troops, a regionalforce led by the senegalese. the threat of military action helped remove a president who refused to accept a election defeat. now their extra security will help smooth the transition. 2a hours earlier, former president jammeh had come to the airport, finally persuaded by regional heads of state it was time to leave the gambia. this is what democracy in af
head of energy at fbn merchant bank. good morning. good morning, great to see you both. great to see you, always. and you are perfect for this morning because we are leading with donald trump and you have just spent two weeks in the united states. before we get into the specifics of oui’ before we get into the specifics of our stories, tell us what it was like to be there for two weeks, and the political mood in the country. as with any transition of power, it is very exciting. what is interesting in the american cases it is so divided. trump has risen from being a businessman to the president of the world s largest economy and it is incredible because i was in california, essentially a blue state, a democrat state, and many people seemed quite switched off during the inauguration speech but so during the inauguration speech but so much has happened since the inauguration which will be really interesting to discuss, yes. so the line we are looking at now, for anybody who wa
ready to handle it. good evening, i m keith jones. tonight, there are more questions about america s response to ebola. it wasn t until today that the dallas apartment where ebola victim thomas eric duncan lives was finally sanitized. the car he wroed in wrapped in plastic. his family deliver that lived there moved to a different home late today after a week in quarantine. at least 17 people, including churn in the dallas area, are being monitored daily. in the meantime, an nbc news photographer working with dr. nancy snyderman in liberia has tested positive for ebola. he ll return to the u.s. for treatment this weekend. and philadelphia, by the way, has a large population of people with ties to west africa. nbc 10 s george spencer is live at philadelphia international airport. george, i understand some of these local families have been trying to fly their loved ones out of west africa. they have, keith, and it has not been easy. there are between 5,000 and 10,000 liberians