Gambia refuses entry to ECOWAS head amid election dispute

Gambian authorities have refused entry to the chair of regional body ECOWAS, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Senegal's foreign minister said on Saturday, dampening hopes for a political solution after President Yahya Jammeh rejected the results of elections that he lost on Dec. 1. The announcement on state television threw Gambia's future into doubt after the unexpected election result ended Jammeh's 22-year rule and was widely seen as a moment of democratic hope.