Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Tuesday.
Joof, 65, was appointed vice president of the West African country in 2022 after previously serving as education minister, Reuters reports.
Barrow said on Twitter that Joof had died “after a short illness” without providing further detail.
“Fellow #Gambians, it is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing away of my #VicePresident, His Excellency, Badara Alieu Joof. The sad event took place in India after a short illness. May Allah grant him Jannahtul Firdawsi,” President Barrow tweeted.
The vice president had left Gambia about three weeks ago to seek medical treatment.
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