The Gambia Armed Forces personnel is expected to receive the body of the late Gambian vice president at the Banjul International Airport this evening. The body will be subsequently escorted to the mortuary of the country’s main referral hospital in Banjul. Meanwhile, preparations were underway for the laying-in-state of the[Read More…]
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Late VP Joof’s Official Vehicles Removed From Banjulinding Home
The official vehicles of the late Gambian Vice President were this morning removed from his Banjulinding home shortly after the announcement of his demise by the Presidency, this medium can report. The two dust-blanketed vehicles were reportedly taken away at around 9am as the nation was still trying to process[Read More…]
Gambia’s Vice President Badara Joof Dies
The death has been announced of Badara Alieu Joof, vice-president of the Gambia. The former civil servant, 66, who served as vice-president since May 2022, died early this morning in India where he was being treated for an undisclosed illness. Announcing the passing of his deputy on Twitter, President Adama[Read More…]