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| Gambia's President Jammeh gets extra title of 'bridge builder' | Gambia's President Jammeh gets extra title of 'bridge builder' |
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| The Gambia's long-serving President Yahya Jammeh has had the title of Babili Mansa added to his name. | The Gambia's long-serving President Yahya Jammeh has had the title of Babili Mansa added to his name. |
| The Mandika-language phrase can be translated as "chief bridge builder" or "conqueror of rivers". | |
| A statement from the presidency said Mr Jammeh should now be known as "His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa". | A statement from the presidency said Mr Jammeh should now be known as "His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili Mansa". |
| He had taken the title once before, in 2014, only to drop it four months later, the Point newspaper reports. | He had taken the title once before, in 2014, only to drop it four months later, the Point newspaper reports. |
| President Jammeh seized power in 1994 as a young army lieutenant and has won four widely criticised multi-party elections since then and faced down several coup attempts. | President Jammeh seized power in 1994 as a young army lieutenant and has won four widely criticised multi-party elections since then and faced down several coup attempts. |
| He told the BBC in 2011 that he would rule for "one billion years... if Allah says so". | He told the BBC in 2011 that he would rule for "one billion years... if Allah says so". |
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