Gambia election: Yahya Jammeh in bid for fifth term

Gambians are going to the polls to choose a president with Yahya Jammeh seeking a fifth term in office.
 
Most of the main parties have united behind estate agent Adama Barrow to challenge Mr Jammeh.

Human rights groups have accused Mr Jammeh of harassing the opposition ahead of the poll but he has dismissed those charges.
 
The Gambia has not experienced a democratic transition of power since independence from the UK in 1965.

Observers from the European Union (EU) and the West African regional bloc Ecowas are not observing the vote.

Gambian officials expressed opposition to the presence of Western observers, but the EU says it is staying away out of concern about the fairness of the voting process.

The African Union however has dispatched a handful of observers to supervise the vote.

The results of the election are not expected to be announced immediately.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS