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"Inspired by the U.S., West Africans Wield Smartphones to Fight Police Abuse" is from the September 17, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Dionne Searcey and Jaime Yaya Barry and narrated by Paul Ryden.

After acknowledging defeat in an election last month, Jammeh abruptly changed his mind, refusing to step aside for the inauguration of the newpresident scheduled for Thursday and threatening to drag the nation into a bloody standoff.

"President’s Term Running Out, Gambia Shudders as He Refuses to Quit" is from the January 18, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jaime Yaya Barry and Dionne Searcey and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Jammeh, who has long been criticized for human rights abuses and grandiose claims like being able to cure AIDS with little more than prayer and a banana, has insisted on a do-over election. He declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, warning the nation not to engage in any “acts of disobedience.”

"Gambia Shudders as Defeated Leader Tightens Grip Before Inauguration" is from the January 18, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jaime Yaya Barry and Dionne Searcey and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Hers is a fate shared by hundreds of others from her country and across West Africa who have died crossing the Mediterranean Sea or somewhere along the thousands of miles of treacherous desert to get there.

"A Soccer Star Caught in Poverty, a Risky Trip, and a Sorrowful End" is from the January 13, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jaime Yaya Barry and narrated by Corey M. Snow.