Gambia's president-elect Adama Barrow (C) waves his supporters as he arrives his country from Senegal after departure of former president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, International Airport in Banjul, Gambia on January 26, 2017. ( Xaume Olleros -Anadolu Agency )
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By Mustapha Darboe
BANJUL, Gambia
The new president, Adama Barrow, returned to his country Thursday evening a week after he was sworn in at the Gambian embassy in Senegal.
Thousands of Gambians were present at Banjul International Airport to welcome him.
Barrow took refuge in Senegal after his defeated rival Yahya Jammeh refused to cede power following the Dec. 1 election.
Barrow told reporters that he intended to name his cabinet "very soon", reform the constitution and establish a truth and reconciliation commission to investigate the past regime.
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