>Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh's poll rejection condemned
>The African Union has described as "null and avoid" Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's rejection of the results of last week's election.
>Mr Jammeh cited "abnormalities" and called for fresh elections, saying he now rejected the results "totally".
>The results were revised by the country's electoral commission on 5 December, when it emerged that the ballots for one area were added incorrectly, swelling Mr Barrow's vote.
>The error, which also added votes to the other candidates, did not change the outcome but narrowed Mr Barrow's margin of victory from 9% to 4%.
>Mr Barrow's spokesperson said the head of the army, General Ousman Badjie, supported the president-elect, having pledged his allegiance after the initial result.
>The BBC's West Africa correspondent, Thomas Fessy, says the main question now is whether the Gambian leader has managed to split the army, retaining a faction ready to back his announcement.
>AU chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said Mr Jammeh's latest statement was "null and void" because he had already conceded defeat in the election.
>The streets of the capital, Banjul, were reported to be calm on Friday night although soldiers were seen placing sandbags in strategic locations across the city, AFP news agency reports.
>Mr Jammeh said "serious and unacceptable abnormalities" had been found in the electoral process and demanded "fresh and transparent elections which will be officiated by a God-fearing and independent electoral commission".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38275511
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/10/world/africa/ap-af-gambia-election.html
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