GAMBIA’S Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Wednesday.
Joof, 65, was appointed vice-president of the West African country in 2022. He had previously served as education minister.
Barrow said on Twitter that Joof had died ‘after a short illness’ without providing further detail.
The vice president left Gambia about three weeks ago to seek medical treatment.
Badara Alieu Joof was in India to seek medical treatment.