ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia

January 19–20, 2017 · The Gambia

West African troops entered Gambia after President Yahya Jammeh refused to accept his election defeat. Jammeh went into exile, and Adama Barrow took office.

On the map Contemporaries

The Gambia

Economic Community of West African States

The Gambia

Senegal

Nigeria

Ghana

Mali

Togo

Yahya Jammeh military commander Benjamin Yeaten military commander

Nana Akufo-Addo belligerent leader

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta belligerent leader

Muhammadu Buhari military commander

Macky Sall belligerent leader

Adama Barrow belligerent leader

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé belligerent leader

Strength and losses

Strength: c. 2,000

Strength: c. 8,000

Units

Nigerian Army