Foreign relations of the Gambia

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The Gambia followed a formal policy of non-alignment throughout most of former President Sir Dawda Jawara's tenure. It maintained close relations with the United Kingdom, Senegal, and other African countries. The July 1994 coup strained The Gambia's relationship with Western powers, particularly the United States. Starting in 1995, President Yahya Jammeh established diplomatic relations with several additional countries, including Libya, the Republic of China (on Taiwan, before 2013), and Cuba. As scholars on Gambia's foreign policy have argued, throughout Jammeh's period, the country's foreign policy was a shifting sand, with little of direction.

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Amat Jeng, a scholar on The Gambia's foreign policy, argues that "The Gambia under Jammeh was not constrained by the bureaucratic hurly-burly which characterizes the foreign policy terrain of big democracies. In The Gambia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) had, on several occasions, been left in a vacuum, thereby placing it under the Office of the President. Between 1997 and 2013, the MFA had been occupied by more than 18 different ministers in more than 20 sworn-in occasions. This qualifies the argument that Jammeh had always had the power to fire ministers at will. In North Korea, the MFA has been occupied only by ten different foreign ministers since 1948." [1] During Yahya Jammeh's presidency, The Gambia's foreign relations were characterized by a mix of isolationism, confrontational diplomacy, and strategic alliances. Jammeh's regime frequently clashed with Western nations over human rights issues, resulting in strained relations with the European Union and the United States. He often pursued alliances with non-Western countries, such as China, Iran, and Libya, to counterbalance Western influence and gain economic support. His administration also pulled The Gambia out of the Commonwealth in 2013, accusing the organization of neo-colonialism. Jammeh's unpredictable and authoritarian leadership style made Gambia's foreign policy under his rule highly controversial and often isolated the country on the international stage.

Despite these tensions, Jammeh's government engaged in regional diplomacy within West Africa, maintaining membership in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), though relations with neighboring Senegal were often tense due to border disputes and differing political stances. Jammeh's erratic foreign policy choices ultimately contributed to The Gambia's diplomatic isolation until his ouster in 2017.

During his last years, the EU grew increasingly intolerant of Jammeh's iron-fist rule. Consequently, Brussels withheld millions of Euros to The Gambia. Jammeh fired back by expelling the EU's top diplomat in the country after he had accused the bloc and human rights activists of conniving to besmirch the image of his government for its stance on homosexuality. [2]

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which the Gambia maintains diplomatic relations with:

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#CountryDate
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 18 February 1965 [3]
2Flag of Japan.svg Japan 18 February 1965 [4]
3Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 18 February 1965 [5]
4Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 21 April 1965 [6]
5Flag of Germany.svg Germany 26 April 1965 [7]
6Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 13 May 1965 [3]
7Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 24 May 1965 [8]
8Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 28 May 1965 [9]
9Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 28 May 1965 [3]
10Flag of France.svg France 31 May 1965 [10]
11Flag of Israel.svg Israel 3 June 1965 [3]
12Flag of India.svg India 25 June 1965 [11]
13Flag of Russia.svg Russia 17 July 1965 [12]
14Flag of the United States.svg United States 9 August 1965 [13]
15Flag of Spain.svg Spain 14 August 1965 [14]
16Flag of Italy.svg Italy 30 October 1965 [15]
17Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 3 November 1965 [16]
18Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 15 December 1965 [17]
19Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 1965 [18]
20Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 31 January 1966 [19]
21Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 7 February 1966 [20]
22Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 30 March 1966 [21]
23Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 29 June 1966 [22]
24Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1 August 1966 [23]
25Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 24 August 1966 [24]
26Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 17 October 1966 [25]
27Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone 10 December 1966 [3]
28Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1967 [26]
29Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1968 [27]
30Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1970 [28]
31Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 14 June 1971 [29]
32Flag of Mali.svg Mali 25 June 1971 [30]
33Flag of Romania.svg Romania 30 July 1971 [31]
34Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 6 August 1971 [32]
35Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 19 February 1972 [33]
36Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 22 May 1972 [34]
37Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 28 December 1972 [35]
38Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 2 March 1973 [36]
39Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 30 October 1973 [37]
40Flag of Libya.svg Libya 1973 [38]
41Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 9 May 1974 [39]
42Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 10 August 1974 [40]
43Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 17 August 1974 [41]
44Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 29 August 1974 [42]
45Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 14 December 1974 [43]
46Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 30 December 1974 [44]
47Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 1974 [45]
48Flag of Poland.svg Poland 21 January 1975 [46]
49Flag of Iran.svg Iran 27 January 1975 [47]
50Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 8 March 1975 [48] [49]
51Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 15 April 1975 [50]
52Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 9 July 1975 [51]
53Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 8 August 1975 [52]
54Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 15 August 1975 [53]
55Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 8 September 1976 [54]
56Flag of Malta.svg Malta 21 October 1976 [55]
57Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 16 November 1976 [56]
58Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 10 May 1977 [57]
59Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 17 October 1977 [58]
60Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 22 January 1978 [59]
61Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde January 1978 [60]
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Holy See 7 June 1978 [61]
62Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark January 1979 [62]
63Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 11 May 1979 [63]
64Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 19 May 1979 [64]
65Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 15 January 1980 [65]
66Flag of Oman.svg Oman 4 February 1980 [66]
67Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 January 1981 [67]
68Flag of Niger.svg Niger 23 February 1981 [68]
69Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 10 July 1981 [69]
70Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 1981 [70]
71Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 16 February 1982 [71]
72Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 30 May 1982 [72]
73Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 6 February 1983 [73]
74Flag of Norway.svg Norway 8 February 1983 [74]
75Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 15 February 1985 [75]
76Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 28 March 1985 [76]
77Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 1985 [77]
78Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1 September 1988 [78]
79Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 3 October 1988 [79]
80Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 3 July 1989 [80]
Flag of Palestine.svg State of Palestine 1989 [81]
81Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1990–1992 [82]
82Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 11 November 1994 [83]
83Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 18 August 1995 [84]
84Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 26 June 1996 [85]
85Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 July 1996 [86]
86Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 12 March 1998 [87]
87Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 7 August 1998 [88]
88Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 29 September 1998 [89]
89Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 16 October 1998 [79]
90Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 2 July 1999 [79]
91Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 26 October 1999 [79]
92Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 17 February 2000 [79]
93Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 30 June 2000 [79]
94Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 8 December 2000 [79]
95Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 29 May 2001 [79]
96Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 30 May 2001 [90]
97Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 10 April 2002 [79]
98Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 4 March 2003 [79]
99Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 11 May 2004 [79]
100Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 20 July 2004 [91]
101Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 29 October 2004 [92]
102Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 25 August 2005 [79]
103Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 25 September 2006 [79]
104Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 13 March 2007 [93]
105Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 25 September 2007 [79]
106Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 13 February 2008 [94]
107Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 15 October 2008 [95]
108Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 March 2009 [96]
109Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 24 September 2009 [79]
110Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 21 April 2010 [79]
111Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 22 April 2010 [97]
112Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 28 April 2010 [79]
113Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 13 January 2011 [79]
114Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 26 April 2011 [98]
115Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 19 May 2011 [99]
116Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 29 November 2011 [79]
117Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 1 December 2011 [79]
118Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 22 December 2011 [79]
119Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 12 June 2012 [79]
120Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 19 July 2012 [100]
121Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 26 July 2012 [79]
122Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu 26 July 2012 [79]
123Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 9 August 2012 [79]
124Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 16 August 2012 [79]
125Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati 27 September 2012 [101]
126Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru 27 September 2012 [101]
127Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 14 July 2014 [102]
128Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 24 October 2014 [79]
129Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 23 January 2015 [79]
130Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 21 January 2016 [103]
131Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 13 April 2016 [104]
132Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 June 2016 [105]
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 23 September 2016 [106]
133Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 18 December 2017 [107]
134Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 9 October 2018 [108]
135Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 19 February 2019 [109]
136Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 25 April 2019 [110]
137Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 10 May 2019 [111]
138Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 10 May 2019 [79]
139Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 8 July 2019 [79]
140Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 24 May 2021 [79]
141Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti 1 July 2021 [112]
142Flag of Chad.svg Chad 31 August 2021 [112]
143Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 1 September 2021 [112]
144Flag of Angola.svg Angola 3 September 2021 [112]
145Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros 11 October 2021 [113]
146Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 15 October 2021 [114] [115]
147Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea 29 May 2022 [116]
148Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo 17 June 2022 [117]
149Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 22 June 2022 [118]
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Sovereign Military Order of Malta 20 September 2023 [119]
150Flag of Belize.svg Belize 22 September 2023 [120]
151Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles 16 November 2023 [121]
152Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 13 February 2024 [122]
153Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 14 March 2024 [123]
154Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands 25 September 2024 [124]
155Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 11 June 2025 [125]
156Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 18 June 2025 [126]
157Flag of Benin.svg Benin Unknown
158Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Unknown [127]
159Flag of Greece.svg Greece Unknown

Bilateral relations

Africa

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Flag of Benin.svg Benin The two countries maintain diplomatic relations. [128]
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso The two countries maintain diplomatic relations. [129]

Asia

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 11 November 1994See Azerbaijan-The Gambia relations

On November 11, 1994, Azerbaijan and the Gambia signed the Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations. [130]

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 14 December 1974 [131] See China–Gambia relations

China and Gambia reestablished diplomatic relations on 17 March 2016. [132]

Flag of India.svg India 25 June 1965See The Gambia–India relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 June 1965 [11]

Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 1981Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1981 [70]

See The Gambia–Malaysia relations

The Malaysian embassy in Dakar is accredited to The Gambia while the Gambian embassy in Abu Dhabi is accredited to Malaysia. The relations are friendly and warm. [133]

Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan See The Gambia–Taiwan relations

The Gambia firstly established diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1968, three years after The Gambia gained its independence from the United Kingdom. [2]

In 1974, The Gambia switched diplomatic relations from ROC to the People's Republic of China but switched again back to ROC in 1995. In December 2006, the Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) completed an official visit to the Gambia in part to pay respects to President Jammeh's inaugural ceremony and to donate funds for medical purposes. The Gambian Secretary of State reciprocated with an official visit to Taiwan. There have been several occasional official visits between the two countries. The People's Republic of China cut ties with the Gambia in 1995 after the latter established diplomatic links with the Republic of China (Taiwan). After 18 years, however, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announced the breaking of diplomatic ties with ROC to recognize PRC on 14 November 2013 citing national strategic interest, immediately even after receiving US$6.6  million worth of aid from the Republic of China (Taiwan) earlier. The ROC officially terminated its ties with The Gambia four days later on 18 November 2013. [134] In an unprecedented move, however, the PRC did not respond to Gambia's offer to establish diplomatic relations, presumably because of its desire to improve relations with Taiwan. [134] The PRC and Gambia reestablished diplomatic relations on 17 March 2016. [2]

Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 18 February 1965

Americas

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Flag of the United States.svg United States 9 August 1965See The Gambia–United States relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 August 1965 [136]

U.S. policy seeks to build improved relations with the Gambia on the basis of historical ties, mutual respect, democratic rule, human rights, and adherence to UN resolutions on counterterrorism, conflict diamonds, and other forms of trafficking. In accordance with U.S. law, most direct bilateral development and military assistance to the Gambia was suspended because of the 1994 coup d'état. U.S. assistance continues, however, in the form of food aid administered through Catholic Relief Services, support for democracy and human rights projects, and the financing of girls' secondary education. In addition, the Peace Corps maintains a large program with about eighty volunteers engaged in the environment, public health, and education sectors, mainly at the village level.

The Gambia is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military (as covered under Article 98).

Europe

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Gambia has an embassy in Brussels. [137]
Flag of Greece.svg Greece The two countries maintain diplomatic relations. [138]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Italy is represented in Gambia through its embassy in Dakar, Senegal. [139]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Gambia is represented in Luxembourg through its embassy in Brussels. [137]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Gambia is represented in the Netherlands through its embassy in Brussels. [137]
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 17 July 1965See The Gambia–Russia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 July 1965. [140]

Flag of Spain.svg Spain 14 August 1965See The Gambia–Spain relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 August 1965 [141]

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 18 February 1965 [3] The Gambia established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 18 February 1965. [3] [ failed verification ]

The UK governed the Gambia from 1816 to 1965, when it achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact, [144] the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention, [145] and an Investment Agreement. [146]

An 1889 agreement with France established the present boundaries. The Gambia became a British Crown Colony, British Gambia, divided for administrative purposes into the colony (city of Banjul and the surrounding area) and the protectorate (remainder of the territory). The Gambia received its own executive and legislative councils in 1901 and gradually progressed toward self-government. It passed a 1906 ordinance abolishing slavery.

During World War II, Gambian troops fought with the Allies in Burma. Banjul (then named Bathurst) served as an air stop for the U.S. Army Air Corps and a port of call for Allied naval convoys. U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stopped overnight in Banjul en route to and from the Casablanca Conference in 1943, marking the first visit to the African continent by a sitting American president.

After World War II, the pace of constitutional reform increased. Following general elections in 1962, the United Kingdom granted full internal self-governance in the following year. The Gambia achieved independence on 18 February 1965, as a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of Nations.

The Gambia and the Commonwealth of Nations

The Gambia was a member of the Commonwealth of Nations from its independence in 1965 until its withdrawal in October 2013. [147]

After presidential elections in 2016, the winning candidate Adama Barrow promised to return The Gambia to the Commonwealth. [148] On 14 February 2017, The Gambia began the process of returning and formally presented its application to re-join to Secretary-General Patricia Scotland on 22 January 2018. [149] [150] Boris Johnson, who became the first British Foreign Secretary to visit The Gambia since the country gained independence in 1965, [151] announced that the British government welcomed The Gambia's return to the Commonwealth. [151]

On 8 February 2018, The Gambia returned to its status as a Commonwealth republic with President Adama Barrow becoming a Commonwealth head of government as well as a Commonwealth head of state.

Francis Blain, the last Gambian Ambassador to the U.K. became the Gambian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, in which he remained until his death in January 2022.

Sharon Wardle, the last British Ambassador to The Gambia became the British High Commissioner to the Gambia.

See also

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