The head of The Gambia's electoral commission says President Yahya Jammeh is to concede defeat in Thursday's election.

He said it was unprecedented for a Gambian head of state to accept defeat before the announcement of the final results.

There has been no word so far from Mr Jammeh who had been trailing the opposition leader Adama Barrow in partial results. Mr Jammeh took power in a coup in 1994.

Meanwhile, some people in The Gambia are celebrating on the street because they believe Barrow has defeated Jammeh.

Barrow is leading after results from 39 of 53 constituencies were declared.

Consultant Jeffrey Smith says the election will be decided by voters in the constituency of Serekunda-West.

Serekunda is the country's biggest urban centre and is situated a few miles southwest of the capital Banjul.


Source: BBC