this is notjust an issue of senegal and gambia, although senegal is taking the lead, which makes sense, because gambia is on their front doorstep. so logistically it would have to be that way. it it is a very pan west african movement. thank you, i am sure we will be speaking to you again. thank you. it's official. nasa scientists say 2016 was the hottest year since records began over a century ago. average global temperatures edged ahead of 2015, and are now 1.1 degrees higher than pre—industrial levels. in fact, it is the third consecutive year that the record has been broken. scientists believe that the el nino weather phenomenon played a role, but increasing levels of greenhouse gases were the main factor in driving up temperatures. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. our planet is warming, fast, and the latest data suggests that 2016 was a record—breaking year. this winter, parts of the arctic have had a heatwave, temperatures were above freezing, when they should have been far below. while australia's great barrier reef was transformed to this. vast swathes of

thousands of wrestlers in senegal share the same dream. like calanda, they come from areas in dakar ruled by poverty. calanda had to leave school at 12. he says he loved going, but had to quit so he could work to support his family. two years ago, his sister fled the country. she nonow lives in a refugee h e in munich. she's a hahairdresser, but couldn't find a job. now, she cuts the hair for other rerefugees in munich, and sends some of the money home to help the family. >> the problem is the unemployment. that's why the young people here train like crazy. by wrestling, you can become a millionaire fast. >> the big matches here draw big crowds. around 15,000 spectators fit into the demba diop stadium. calanda got his ticket weeks ago. the fight has long since been sold out. there are still five hours to go before the big fight. finally, the pre-show begins. sa thies enters the arena first. he's carrying a holy mask to protect himself from evil. his opponent has a magic band that he gnaws on, and performs a mystical dance. the spectators a

senegal had already won it, but any one of tunisia, zimbabwe or algeria could have gone through. the task, though, was easiest for tunisia, the only one of the challengers to have actually won a game. if they beat the zimbabweans in this stadium behind me, they would book a place in the quarterfinals against burkina faso on saturday. and they swiftly did that, racing into a first—half lead. at half—time, they led by three goals. in the day's big game, senegal, who had booked their place against cameroon, they rested ten players for the match against algeria. 2—2 it ended in franceville, slimani scoring twice for the algerians. not long ago, algeria were the highest—ranked african team, and they arrived at these finals with many tipping them to win theirfirst finals since 1990. instead, the desert foxes, as they are known, bowed out of this competition without winning a game,

senegal had already won it at any one of tunisia, zimbabwe or algeria could have gone through. the task, though, was easiest for tunisia, the only one of the challenge is to have actually won again. if they beat the zimbabweans in this stadium behind me they would book a place in the quarterfinals against burkina faso on saturday. and they swiftly did that, racing into a first half lead at half time, they led by three goals. in the day's began, senegal, who had looked that place against cameroon, they rested ten players for the match against algeria. 2—2 it ended in france will, mane scoring twice for

he was sworn in in senegal because he doesn't believe it is safe to be in the gambia. yahya jammeh is refusing to relinquish power. let's bring in a bbc correspondent. tell us more about this military operation? well, west african troops led by senegal, we understand, have crossed into the gambia now. it has been confirmed by the spokesman of the senegalese army. we don't exactly know how far, how deep they've come into the gambia. it is possible that some of the troops have to be ferried across the troops have to be ferried across the river, so we don't exactly know the river, so we don't exactly know the position. everything is calm here in the capital, the city is like a ghost town tonight. and that's been the case for the whole day, actually. the streets are deserted, there's very little traffic on the main roads and the shops, the gas stations, everything

jubilation after adam the very is sworn into office -- adama barrow is sworn into office in senegal. but the outgoing president is refusing to step down. also coming up, three people are dead in central italy, dozens more after an avalanche buries and mountain hotel in snow. in a dw exclusive, we hear from a man who knew the hotel well. he says his neighbors are among those trapped inside. also coming up, u.s. president-elect donald trump touches down in washington dc ahead of friday's inauguration. we go live to the u.s. capitol to hear what is happening. trump is promising a very special, very beautiful event. ♪ brent: it is good to have you with us. tonight, the gambia is holding its breath amid reports that senegalese troops have e marched into thehe west african nation. gambia's new leader, adama barrrrow, who was sworn into office in senegal in his nation's embassy short while ago, triggering the military crisis. outgoing president yahya jammeh is clinging to power tonight. the troops from senegal and other african nations say they will forcibly remove him from power if he fa

inauguration in senegal on thursday. after the ceremony, president adama barrow tried to garner support from the country's armed forces in a standoff with longtime leader yahya jammeh. >> i command the chief of the staff, the high command, to demonstrate their loyalty to me as their commander in chief. 's mandateyahya jammeh ended at midnight local time. power.ses to cede he turned to the court and parliament to try to extend his 22 year rule. the country is now in flux. senegal has confirmed it central to uphold the election results. it is acting as part of west african's bloc which merged yahya jammeh to leaveve peacefully.. these efforts are backed by thte u.u.n. security cocouncil. in gambia, tensisions are h hig. businesses close, buses empty. after yahya jammeh declared a state of emergency on tuesday,y, many have fled the country. >> let's talk more about the situation in gambia. i am joined from the african division of human rights watch. he's in daka. thank you for being with us on "france 24" given the level of

senegal and tunisia have both qualified for the quarter—finals of the africa cup of nations. the former, already guaranteed their place in the last eight, drew with algeria, which means one of the pre—tournament favourites are out without even winning a match. piers edwards reports from libreville, in gabon. here in libreville, tunisia raced into the africa cup of nations quarterfinals with a victory over zimbabwe. it looked to be a complex affair. senegal had already won it at any one of tunisia, zimbabwe or algeria could have gone through. the task, though, was easiest for tunisia, the only one of the challenge is to have actually won again. if they beat the zimbabweans in this stadium behind me they would book a place in the quarterfinals against burkina faso on saturday. and they swiftly did that, racing into a first half lead at half time, they led by three goals. in the day's began, senegal, who had looked that place against cameroon, they rested ten players for the match against algeria. 2—2 it ended in france will, mane scoring twice for the algerians. not long ag

beyond that, there has been concern in senegal about the proliferation of drugs from gambia. so certainly you would imagine senegalese officials would welcome a new chapter in relations between the two countries with a new president who would be adama barrow. they are not framing it that way. they're talking about the constitutional process, and seneca wants to be part of a broader effort here. molly: that was from earlier onset. next, a deadly building collapse in tehran. least 30 tv says at firefighters died as they battled the blaze. at least 75 people were injured, many of the firefighters, they were trying to put up a massive fire for several hours before the iconic high-rise collapsed. let's get the details. collapsedthe tower just as dozens of firefighters were battling a blaze engulfing it. the occupants at a shopping center were asked to evacuate, but according to state media, some 300 people are believed to have been inside when the building crumbled. parkire got on one of the forest around 8:00 a.m. and quickly spread to the rest of the building. >> for now, i cann

west african leaders have given neighbouring senegal a mandate to intervene militarily if necessary, on wednesday, gambia's parliament passed a resolution allowing presidentjammeh to stay in office for another three months. greg dawson has the latest. these could be the final moments of president jammeh's power over the country. this president flew in in a last—minute effort to stop it developing into a crisis. we will work on a peaceful solution. it is in the interest of everyone, gambia, everyone. he immediately left for negotiations in senegal, one of several west african nations ordering him to leave office or face a military invasion. the gambian president initially conceded defeat in the election last month after 22 yea rs in the election last month after 22 years in power during which he faced claims of torturing and murdering opponents. he quickly changed his mind, claiming the vote was fraudulent. the man who defeated him, adama barrow fled to senegal but remains confident he will be sworn in on thursday. president—elect, he has power. he has said he was right to be elec

he flew to senegal for talks with the president there. yaya jammeh once said he will not leave his country's power for a billion years. he has been given 2a hours. greg dawson, bbc news. assan sarr is assistant professor and africa specialist at ohio university in athens and has been a visiting scholar at the university of the gambia. i know you are gambian. you were there recently. it is difficult to predict. how do you think it will play out? it is really a situation thatis play out? it is really a situation that is unfolding. it is hard to predict. especially when you are dealing with mrjammeh. he is very unpredictable. i have spoken to a few people in the gambia who are very nervous and who are not sleeping. they are in their houses. they are hearing rumours that he may step aside because his army chief has decided to say that his men will not fight. so, i have remain a little more hopeful than just not fight. so, i have remain a little more hopeful thanjust a couple of hours ago. do you think the masses of troops on the borders will

if he doesn't leave, there may be military intervention from senegal. but the british people here are taking it in their stride. the locals also have taken their family to senegal, because they're frightened. but we here where we are, we are not frightened at all. do you think there has been an overreaction from the foreign office in advising tourists and holiday makers to leave? well, we need to wait and see what happens this evening. if yahya jammeh doesn't leave there could be military intervention. but hopefully he goes peacefully. but i don't think that will happen. you don't think he will go peacefully? no, i don't think. so he is in banjul, we are about ten miles from there. we know where he is. when are you going to leave then? we are due to leave on saturday. we spoke to thomas cook this morning and they said that our flight this morning and they said that our flight is still on for saturday. if the circumstances change, they will get in contact with us over the phone. so we are just sitting waiting. you're not looking to leave earlier than sa

adama barrow was inaugurated in senegal, when the man he defeated at the ballot box refused to leave. expectations are high. the former dictator, yahya jammeh, went into exile last weekend after weeks of pressure from neighbouring presidents. a rare case of african leaders strongly policing democracy. the threat of military action from a regionalforce helped. they now provide security for the new president, still unsure where his army's loyalty lies. now he will need fancy footwork to deliver on all the political promises. it is a poor country. young talent often leaves. this is the gambia's top women's team. their goalkeeper drowned last year trying to cross the mediterranean. she was 20 years old. her brother thinks she may have hoped to play in europe and so joined a well—trodden path. thousands of people go. why? what we believe is that we want to be out and do something for ourfamily or something like that. who knows, to be honest? in villages all across the gambia, many, many people are taking what they call here the back way to europe. starting here they cross throug senegal,

last month's election winner, adama barrow, is currently in senegal. as the crisis deepens, thousands of gambians and foreign with their safety under threat, many gambians have decided they have little choice but to abandon the country. more than 25,000 have crossed the border into senechal. they are not the only ones who have left. planes have been flown in to pick up tourists, mostly from the uk and the netherlands.” pick up tourists, mostly from the uk and the netherlands. i think it is necessary at the moment. but i understand that we need to do it. this will all be over within 24 hours to 48 hours. this crisis centres on one man refusing to buckle to pressure from a regional alliance now surrounding this tiny nation. senegal, nigeria, and ghana, are among those who have ordered him to step down. he initially conceded defeat in last month's election after 22 years of power. he quickly changed his mind, claiming the vote had been forged. the man who beat him fled to senechal, but remains confident he will be sworn in on wednesday. it is clear. i c

it's across the back are in senegal. it's a difficultjourney, across the back are in senegal. it's a difficult journey, not across the back are in senegal. it's a difficultjourney, not a pleasant experience, but that would be another possibility. however, i'm assuming that we will actually find that the wise heads will prevail in terms of the tourist industry, the gambian tourist board has already said they are looking forward to british holiday—makers returning. indeed, i'vejust been british holiday—makers returning. indeed, i've just been checking, you can happily but a february holiday from thomas cook in the gambia. the longer this goes on, though, the more that gambia's image is tarnished, and the more it is going to ta ke tarnished, and the more it is going to take to rebuild the tourism industry that is so essential to the point simon, always good to good to talk to you, thank you very much, simon calder. the headlines and bbc the eu will seek a balanced - for britain seek a balanced dealfor britain after brexit, says the head of the european commission, jean—clau

it is a he was inaugurated at the gambian embassy in senegal. he wants to get home, when he will be a bull to get home, when he will be a bull to do that, we just don't know. —— his name is adama barrow. good evening. there is a lot going on with the weather in the world at the moment. i have to start in europe. winter weather has been causing some big problems close to the mediterranean. this was the look was the use of spain earlier today. —— across the south—east of spain. this was the scene in italy, where we have been experiencing problems with avalanches. a huge amount of snow has full and in this part of the world. it is because cold air has started to grip and across many parts of the continent. weather systems have running from the south, it is that that has brought the rain andindeed it is that that has brought the rain and indeed the snow. i want to point out this weather front dangling its way through germany, poland towards ukraine. it doesn't look much, but this could cause quite big problems tomorrow, it could bring the

the nigerian air force has also deployed to senegal. he said he would not step down from despite losing the presidential election in december. tens of thousands of people have fled gambia into senegal, fearing the decision could spark unrest. british and dutch travel agencies are scrambling to evacuate thousands of tourists after president jammeh declared a state of emergency on tuesday. business news. good numbers coming out for u.s. banks. reporter: exactly. u.s. banking sector has posted solid earnings on hopes the new man in the white house wgoldmano report profits of the $7 billion for the year. their business was powered by a bull market and the strong dollar. the bank is that you enjoy close relations with the incoming administration. on tuesday, dozens of protesters gathered outside the golden offices in new york to protest trump's nomination of several of the firm's employees to his administration. on this side of the atlantic, deutsche bank has reached a settlement with the u.s. justice department for misconduct that led to th

reports suggest troops from senegal have entered the gambia to enforce the transfer of power. the winner of the gambian election adama barrow says he expects to be sworn in this afternoon in neighbouring senegal. and english county council is good to have other referendum on raising council tax. it would take the typical council tax bill in surrey to £1500. 60% of the primates in the world a re to £1500. 60% of the primates in the world are said to be under threat of extension. research published in the journal, science advances, says that humans are largely to blame. over to the bbc sports centre now for the latest headlines. here's hugh. there's been a huge shock at the australian open this morning. six—times champion and world number two novak djokovic has been knocked out in the second round by the unseeded denis istomin from uzbekistan. jim lumsden reports. one of the biggest upsets in australian open history, the defending champion ousted by a world cup. the 12 time grand slam winner was packing his bags. from the start the omens were not good for istomin. he took th

as group runners—up and will play senegal in an enticing quarter—final. in another game, the keener faso advance as group a winners. —— burkina faso. after recent presidential elections, the opposition spoke of a boycott on the africa cup of nations. that will now come evermore into focus now that the people here don't have to get behind their team. so, confirmation of those results — an early exit from the tournament for gabon. all eyes on the usa on sunday as the championship games of the nfl take place. atlanta are through to their second ever superbowl, after thrashing green bay 44—21 in the nfc matchup. quaterback matt ryan was outstanding from the very start and he threw for four touchdowns and even ran one in himself. it was a big team effort as the

the man who defeated him, adama barrow, fled to senegal but remains confident he will sworn in later today. troops from senegal and ghana are now gathered along the border and nigeria has sent fighter jets gathered along the border and nigeria has sent fighterjets and a warship to the area. they have asked for un permission to intervene in after their deadline for the president to step down has expired. while hope exists a peaceful solution, thousands of tourists have an anxious wait to leave the country. theresa may will outline her brexit strategy to business and political leaders at the world economic forum in the swiss resort of davos today. the prime minister will seek to convince her audience, many of whom opposed britain leaving the eu, that it is possible to make a political and economic success of brexit. it comes just days after mrs may confirmed her plan does include britain leaving the european single market. our business correspondent, tanya beckett is in davos for us this morning. so, tanya, the first time the prime minister will be facing business leaders since the pla

senegal has said its military forces will enforce the handover, if necessary. our correspondent umaru fofana reports from the gambian capital banjul. leaving in droves. not as they came, not as they had anticipated. thousands of european tourists, mostly from the uk, being flown back home on special flights. some had been here for only a couple of days, which explains their reaction. asking us to leave is unnecessary. i think, at the moment. but i understand that we need to do it. to me, it feels stupid because this will all be over within 24 hours, 48 hours. they are not the only ones leaving. thousands of gambians are also streaming out. many to neighbouring senegal. they fear a west african military intervention is imminent. troops are said to be massing on the border. a nigerian warship is on its way. and its airforce is on stand—by. the african union says, effective tomorrow, it will not recognise jammeh as this country's leader. ahead of the anticipated military action and the planned inauguration of adama barrow, president yahya jammeh declared a state

he was sworn into office in neighboring senegal after his predecessor refused to leave office. the outgoing president finally conceded and left the country over the weekend. we take a look at the events leading up to that. lastter: it all started december 1, bringing to an end the 22 year rule of jammeh. the next day he conceded in a speech that was dubbed one of the biggest election upsets in africa. this opportunity to congratulate him for his victory. >> however, he then went back on his previous statement and challenge the results of the election, saying they had been meddled with. this was condemned by the international community and on december 13, he was urged to step down peacefully. jammeh refused to go and accuse them of interfering and likened it to an act of war. his actions created a worrying chain of events. the supreme court stalled on the verdict of accusations of a rigged election. thousands of civilian started heading for the senegalese border. later, ona week january 17, jammeh declared a state of emergency. an ultimatum was issued for him to leave by january

were theres troops senegal troops were greeted with cheers. spoke -- barrow spoke exclusively to france 24. >> they have to give us clarence , relief. we are waiting for that clearance. >> hundreds of gambians returned to the country sunday. over 45,000 fled since the september violence as a crisis over their former leader reached a head. but now the dictator of 22 years has gone with -- a special jammeh claims that yahya ships vehicles by carlito plane -- by cargo plane. that is a lot of -- evening.ut sunday he was set to go to equatorial guinea, where the president has been in power since 1979. genie: sports news -- the africa cup of nation host had been eliminated after coming to a draw with cameron. this is the first time since 1994 that an organizing country has been eliminated in the group stage. rebecca roseman told us more. ofecca: they have the fervor 40,000 fans, but it was not enough for them to qualify for the quarterfinals. they were eliminated by cameron was still in the group stage. a first for a host country in more than 20 yea

is still inrrow senegal. he says he will be back when it is safe. as senegalese troops guard his safe house, his people are working out what, if anything, is missing, and they are preparing the path for his return. katty: a not so peaceful transition of power. you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come, how the world' mri is adding great relief for the parents of the world's tiniest premature babies. we will choose between the former prime minister and a staunch left-winger in the april presidential elections. lucy williamson reports, and there is some flash photography in this report. lucy: he was the liberal prime minister who divided the socialist party. now he wants to unite it as its candidate for president. his opponent for the runoff is offering voters a very different brand of socialism, including a monthly payment of 750 euros to every french citizen, regardless of income. turnout was much lower than in the socialist primary five years ago. sign that few here believe they are choosing the next president. >> it's going to be ver

they are moving into position in gambia's neighbour, senegal. the plan, to intervene with force if gambia's president doesn't leave office. power is meant to be handed over in gambia today, but the four—term president yahya jammeh won't let go. in manchester, evacuated british tourists spoke of tense times in the west african state. last night it got a bit serious. all the restaurants shut down, all the shops shut down. it got really scary. and then this morning, because we had heard that 15 planes had come out to get the dutch people. and we were like, "what about the english?", you know. where the ferry was, everyone was getting on the ferry, all the gambian people, carrying all their possessions, suitcases on their heads and everything. it was a real struggle to get on the ferry. everybody was just fleeing. in the gambian capital, the president of mauritania flew in. the region's leaders have called for presidentjammeh to stand down, and peacefully hand over power. he insists he will go on. in neighbouring senegal, the winner of the electio

barrowying in senegal, asked his spokesman to send of this message. >> i am aware of the ongoing illegal military and security officers by the outgoing president. i utterly condemn this egregious act. i demand the release of all persons unlawfully arrested or detained. >> fears of violence and unrest have prompted thousands to flee gambia in recent days, causing an exodus to neighboring senegal. news, ther world underground transport network in the italian capital has been evacuated this wednesday and parents have been asked to collect their children from schools following three large earthquakes in the center of the country. those tremors measured between 5.3 and 5.7 on the richter scale , according to the u.s. geological survey and hit within one hour of each other near on the church a. -- amatrice. for the very latest, let's go to rome where our correspondent is standing by. can you tell us at this hour about these three earthquakes this morning? you mentioned, the metro has been evacuated and closed. authorities are trying to thereby whether it is safe to restart services. schools an

we are grateful to senegal and their president. they have helped us remove jamme h. yahya jammeh is a rebel. he is not good. >> i believe this is the same sound all over africa that this is the time for change. we don't need dictatorship anymore. >> tens of thousands of gandhian's -- gambians are thought to have swore -- fled the country, but thanks to the peaceful handover of power, many are already returning home. host: you are watching "dw news ." still to come, gina miller has been bombarded with racist and sexist abuse since mounting a legal challenge to the u.k. government's brexit strategy. "dw news" spoke to her about her experiences and asked her what motivated her to take on the government. that is coming up. plus, we are here with business in one minute. host: welcome back. you are with "dw news." u.s. president donald trump has ordered the u.s. to withdraw from the transpacific partnership trade deal. he says it is part of his strategy to protect american jobs. critics say it is an isolationist move that will damage the u.s. economy. let's continue with d

news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia infearof more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria have been stationed on the border, ready to remove the president by force if required. a deal has been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. let's find out what the weather is up let's find out what the weather is up to. it has been very chilly. it has been, but there is plenty of sunshine to compensate. however, the iz fog across the midlands and it could spread into the north east of england. sky is clouding up for northern ireland during the afternoon, but for scotland, widespread sunshine. the sunshine will continue across south—eastern areas as well. it will be called despite the sunshine. tonight, sky ‘s cloud up over many areas. patchy rain across the

news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor adama barrow sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have the liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria had been stationed on the border ready to remove mrjammeh by force if required. a deal has now been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. we will pause and see what the weather's doing out there. it's been lovely where you've had the sunshine, despite the cold, it's been lovely and crisp and bright. other areas have seen some cloud around

it was in neighbouring senegal where mr barrow took the oath of office on thursday. applause. the new president called on leader yahya jammeh to give up power. he also urged soldiers to stay in their barracks. as the commander in chief of the armed forces, i call on all personnel of the armed forces and all security agencies to remain loyal to the constitution and the republic. mrjammeh first came to power 22 years ago but refuses to accept his election defeat last month. nigeria deployed reconnaissance aircraft over the country, warning it was ready to intervene. after the inauguration in senegal, senegalese troops crossed the border into the gambia but military operations have been paused to give talks one last chance. translation: the dead don't we have given is meat day. if not we will move on to a military intervention. meanwhile in gambia's capital, shops, petrol stations, banks, are all closed, amid concerns this crisis could turn violent. european holiday makers have been evacuated from hotels and west african leaders have given mrjammeh until noon on friday to relinqu

news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor adama barrow sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have the liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria had been stationed on the border ready to remove mrjammeh by force if required. a deal has now been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. let's go back to the protests being held right across the world, including in washington and london. after president trump's inauguration. in vienna, bethany bell spoke to some of those who have come out in support of the women's march. in vienna, the marchers are out as well, as they have been across europe. i am here with catherine, an american who has been in vienna for 17 years. why did you come out today? because i have three children, this is my youngest, four months old, and the thought that a child anywhere would feel less because of statements made b

his focus 110w oath of office in senegal. his focus now turns to the future. it is very, very important that people do not suffer. inflation is at the highest level. of the gambians who fled the country during the crisis, they are 110w country during the crisis, they are now slowly returning home. the delegation of west african leaders negotiated the exit plan. the details, however, will not be made public. translation: thank god up to 110w public. translation: thank god up to now it has been a clean operation that allows us to restore hope, democracy and shows that nobody has the right to oppose an election result. as yahya jammeh disappeared into the darkness, humanist rights activists demanded that he be held accountable for alleged abuses including torturing opponents. and gambians described his departure as a victory for their country. rescue teams in italy have been continuing their search for survivors, three days after an avalanche buried a hotel in central italy. james reynolds reports. for a third day in the mountains, rescuers pick through the remai

gambia as a nation is surrounded on three sides by senegal. the only other border it has is its coastline and the nigerian military has reportedly sent a warship to it is on that slice of coastline tonight so it could potentially be a land war, there's also a naval component, there's a lot of countries involved here, it's hard to see any other way out other than this being decided by force. this could be a little mini regional war broking out over this presidential inauguration in that country which is supposed to be tomorrow. one day before our own presidential inauguration. and so here's a question for us. who's on top of this sort of thing in our own government? i mean, obviously this is not world war iii, but it might be a small new regional war in a part of the world where we have some very important allies. this is the sort of thing that, you know, the united states government would generally be up on. that's why a job like this exists. special assistant to the president and senior director for african affairs. yeah, that's who you'd cal

news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor adama barrow sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have the liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria had been stationed on the border ready to remove mrjammeh by force if required. a deal has now been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. we will pause and see what the weather's doing out there. it's been lovely where you've had the sunshine, despite the cold, it's been lovely and crisp and bright. 0ther been lovely and crisp and bright. other areas have seen some cloud around and it's been pretty dull and dismal. the south—west of england, parts of central, northern england. this cloud pushing northwards overnight into northern ireland, central, southern scotland. there will be rain in it too and winteriness for sunday morning. showers in the south—west corner. it's another cold night. wa

news of the agreement was celebrated in neighbouring senegal, where his successor adama barrow sought to reassure the gambian people. to all of you who were forced by political circumstances to flee our country, you now have the liberty to return home. more than 40,000 people fled the gambia in fear of violence. troops from senegal and nigeria had been stationed on the border ready to remove mrjammeh by force if required. a deal has now been struck, but the details of his departure and where he will go now have not been revealed. sarah corker, bbc news. this is the scene live in washington, dc. hundreds of people gathering, protesting against president trump‘s presidency. the dc rally alone is expected to attract at least a quarter of a million people. marches are planned around the world and it is reckoned that 2 million people will protest. various celebrities are taking part. bianca jagger, charlotte church and sir ian mckellen. there are protest around europe and we will be following them throughout the afternoon and we will bring you the latest. meanwhile we will pause and find

from somalia, senegal, and egypt. the man's four-year-old son was taken under protective custody. more now in the war on terror.. the widow of orlando nightclub shooter omar mateen is expected in federal court today in oakland, california. noor salman was arrested near oakland yesterday. she's charged with obstruction of justice, and aiding and abetting her husband in providing material support to isis. omar mateen killed 49 people in the attack last june at the pulse nightclub. salman's attorney says salman was coerced by an abusive husband, and didn't know what he planned to do. she'd accompanied mateen to the pulse nightclub at least once.. and she also went with him to shop at a gun dealership. a man faces charges, after allegedly breaking into a house in pasadena, california.. while two teens were home alone. the parents were nearby saturday, when they received a frantic phone call from their 14-year-old son. he told them, an intruder was inside the house. their 17-year-old daughter, who did not want to be identified, says the man smashed his way into her parents' bedroom. sh

the man who won, adama barrow, fled to neighbouring senegal. he insists he will be sworn in as president tomorrow, and other west african states, including nigeria, are preparing their forces to intervene on his behalf. the foreign office stresses that one of its first duties is the protection of britons overseas. so ministers felt they had no choice but to urge those in the gambia to leave. the americans took a similar decision, more than a week ago. ministers feel caution has to be the watchword. we have been putting a contingency plan together, should the advice from the foreign and commonwealth office change. and of course, that happened last night. and the advice, to stop all but essential travel, effectively translates into, you shouldn't go unless you have to, and if you are out there, you really ought to come home. so now, charter aircraft are flying into the gambia empty, flying out full, as the tourist exodus accelerates. tonight, senegal is seeking un backing for west african states to intervene. its troops are already massing on the

they are moving into position in gambia's neighbour, senegal. the plan, to intervene with force if gambia's president doesn't leave office. power is meant to be handed over in gambia today, but the four—term president yahya jammeh won't let go. in manchester, evacuated british tourists spoke of tense times in the west african state. last night it got a bit serious. all the restaurants shut down, all the shops shut down. it got really scary. and then this morning, because we had heard that 15 planes had come out to get the dutch people, and we were like, "what about the english?", you know. where the ferry was, everyone was getting on the ferry, all the gambian people, carrying all their possessions, suitcases on their heads and everything. it was a real struggle to get on the ferry. everybody was just fleeing. in the gambian capital, the president of mauritania flew in. the region's leaders have called for presidentjammeh to stand down, and peacefully hand over power. he insists he will go on. in neighbouring senegal, the winner of the electio