{"id":28081,"date":"2023-01-18T13:17:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T13:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gambias-vice-president-badara-alieu-joof-dies-in-india"},"modified":"2023-01-18T14:30:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:30:28","slug":"gambias-vice-president-badara-alieu-joof-dies-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambias-vice-president-badara-alieu-joof-dies-in-india","title":{"rendered":"Gambia\u2019s vice president Badara Alieu Joof dies in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Gambia\u2019s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Tuesday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Barrow said on Twitter that Joof had died \u201cafter a short illness\u201d without providing further detail.<\/p>\n<p>Joof, 65, was appointed vice president of the West African country in 2022. He had previously served as education minister.<\/p>\n<p>The vice president had left the Gambia about three weeks ago to seek medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Barrow picked him as vice president after being re-elected in December 2021 for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Mr Joof expressed dissatisfaction about the conduct of public affairs, saying Gambians had great expectations and &#8220;business as usual&#8221; would not lead to decisive change, our reporter adds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Gambia\u2019s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Tuesday. Barrow said on Twitter that Joof had died \u201cafter a short illness\u201d without providing further detail. Joof, 65, was appointed vice president of the West African country in 2022. 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