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Gambia will head to polls in 1st post-Jammeh election

FILE - Three ballot drums are set in a polling station in Serrekunda, Gambia, Nov. 30, 2016, on the eve of the presidential elections. Gambians vote Saturday Dec. 3, 2021 in a historic election that will for the first time not have former dictator Yahya Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years, on the ballot. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh shows his inked marked finger moments before voting in Banjul, Gambia, Dec. 1, 2016. Gambians vote Saturday Dec. 3, 2021 in a historic election that will for the first time not have former dictator Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years, on the ballot. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - Gambian president Adama Barrow sits for an interview with the Associated Press at his residence in Yundum, Gambia, Dec. 3, 2016. Gambians vote Saturday Dec. 3, 2021 in a historic election that will for the first time not have former dictator Yahya Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years, on the ballot. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - Gambians celebrate the victory of Opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Dec. 2, 2016. Gambians vote Saturday Dec. 3, 2021 in a historic election that will for the first time not have former dictator Yahya Jammeh, who ruled for 22 years, on the ballot. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Gambia will head to polls in 1st post-Jammeh election