The Vice President of the Gambia, Badara Joof, has passed away.
According to a tweet by the President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, he gave up the ghost after a brief illness.
Barrow wrote, “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”.