Africa
Gambia’s vice president dies in India after ‘short illness’: President Barrow
Badara Alieu Joof had been vice president of Gambia since 2022
Aurore Bonny |
18.01.2023 - Update : 18.01.2023
DOUALA, Cameroon
Gambia’s Vice President Badara Alieu Joof is dead, the Gambian president announced on Wednesday.
He died "in India after a short illness," Gambian President Adama Barrow said on Twitter, without providing further details.
Joof had been the vice president of Gambia since 2022.
He previously served as minister of higher education, research, science, and technology from 2017 to 2022.
