Gambia’s vice president dies in India after ‘short illness’: President Barrow

Badara Alieu Joof had been vice president of Gambia since 2022

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - 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.

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