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Gambia lawmakers reject new draft constitution

Political supporters on the outskirts of Banjul on November 25, 2016. [AFP]

Gambian lawmakers have rejected a draft constitution aimed at strengthening the tiny west African country after years of dictatorship, with opposition leaders saying it had failed to include important stakeholders.

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