A tragic incident has hit the President-elect of Gambia as he has suffered a very great loss.
Gambia President-elect, Adama Barrow
The son of Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow has died after being bitten by a dog.
Eight-year-old Habibu Barrow is reported to have died on the way to
the hospital on Sunday in Manjai near the Gambian capital Banjul.
Mr Barrow missed his son's funeral as he was advised to remain in
Senegal for his safety. Mr Barrow won the election last year but
outgoing President Yahya Jammeh does not accept the result. The regional
body Ecowas has asked Mr Barrow to stay in Senegal until Thursday - the
planned date of the inauguration.
It also says its is considering military intervention to force Mr
Jammeh to relinquish power. Mr Jammeh applied to the Supreme Court to
stop Mr Barrow's inauguration. But on Monday, the Chief Justice refused
to rule on the issue as he was a subject of the injunction which sought
to stop him swearing in Mr Barrow..
Thousands of people have been leaving the country, some telling the
BBC it was not safe. Mr Barrow is a devout Muslim who is reportedly
married with two wives and had five children, according to the Gambian
newspaper The Point.
-BBC News
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