West African nations halted a military operation in Gambia yesterday to give a final chance to mediation efforts, but will resume at noon today if Yahya Jammeh still refuses to hand over power to the new president. The move came several hours after, Adama Barrow, Gambia's newly sworn-in president ordered the country's armed forces to abandon any loyalty to Yahya Jammeh, as troops from neighbouring Senegal crossed the border to oust him. Collins Atohengbe has more