The Gambia will be withdrawing from the Commonwealth, 48 years after joining.
No other reasons were given for the withdrawal which was announced on state TV.
Two
years ago President Yahya Jammeh accused the UK of backing his
political opposition ahead of elections. The UK said it would "very much
regret" The Gambia leaving the Commonwealth.There is a history of tension between President Jammeh, who came to power in a 1994 coup, and the UK.
