On this day-February 18th, 2017 – New President Adama Barrow’s Inauguration Day on Gambian Soil – PHOTOS TELL STORIES – documentary | filmmaking | photography | people

The arrival of President Adama Barrow of the Republic of The Gambia, to Bakau Stadium - to be sworn in on Gambia soil © Helen Jones-Florio — Arrival: President Adama Barrow of the Republic of The Gambia © Helen Jones-Florio

An incredible day in the history of The Gambia, West Africa – February 18th, 2017. A rapturous welcome, and a time of hope – after the 22-year dictatorial rule of Yayha Jammeh – as tens of thousands of Gambians, welcome home their new president, Adama Barrow who, when the ousted Jammeh refused to step down, for his own safety exiled himself to neighbouring Senegal. Images © Helen Jones-Florio, Inauguration Day, Bakau Independence Stadium, The Gambia.

ECOWAS troops photograph the crowds, with their phones at Bakau Stadium © Helen Jones-Florio

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A female singer watches President Barrow being sworn in, as she waits to sing the Gambian National Anthem, Bakau Stadium © Helen Jones-Florio — Female singer, Aurellia Prom, waits to sing the Gambian National Anthem, Bakau Stadium © Helen Jones-Florio

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Gambian troops stand to attention, as they wait for the arrival of President Adama Barrow, Bakau Stadium © Helen Jones-Florio — Gambian troops wait for the arrival of President Adama Barrow, Bakau Stadium © Helen Jones-Florio

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The brass band perform for President Adama Barrow, Bakau Stadium, The Gambia © Helen Jones-Florio

The red carpet to the podium where President Barrow is sworn in, Bakau Stadium © Helen Jones-Florio

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Helen Jones-Florio at Bakau Stadium, on the eve of the inauguration ceremony, The Gambia — Helen Jones-Florio at Bakau Stadium, on the eve of the inauguration ceremony

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