Gambia's Capital City, Banjul Becomes A 'Ghost Town' [PHOTOS]

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Banjul, the capital city of The Gambia, looks like a ghost town following a threat by leaders of the Economic Community of West African States to forcefully remove Yahya Jammeh, who has refused to leave office after he lost the December 1 presidential vote to Adama Barrow.

The city's busiest market deserted, Shops closed and Stalls abandoned.

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