Ousainou Darboe is a Gambian politician and leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). He previously served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from June 2018 to March 2019,under President Adama Barrow. He also served as President Barrow's Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018.
Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau,Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches,although it is also used for athletics,concerts,political events,trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 20,000 people.
Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia.
Armitage Senior Secondary School is a high school located in Janjanbureh,in the Gambia. Armitage a boarding school,is one of the oldest schools in the Gambia. It was established in 1927 by Governor Cecil Hamilton Armitage in Georgetown. After World War II,the school became a secondary boarding school.
Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof commonly known as Cham Joof or Alhaji Cham Joof,was a Gambian historian,politician,author,trade unionist,broadcaster,radio programme director,scout master,Pan-Africanist,lecturer,columnist,activist and an African nationalist who advocated for the Gambia's independence during the colonial era.
Hannah Augusta Darling Jawara,was a Gambian nurse,playwright and activist for women's rights. She was the first wife of Sir Dawda Jawara,Prime Minister of the Gambia.
The Gambia–North Korea relations refers to the current and historical relationship between The Gambia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),known as North Korea in the Western World. Hong Son-phy is the accredited ambassador to Banjul.
Mambury Njie is a Gambian politician and the current Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in Adama Barrow's cabinet.
Carolyn Patricia "Pat" Alsup is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to the Gambia. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 8,2015,and confirmed by the Senate on October 8,2015.
Isatou Touray is a Gambian politician,activist,and social reformer. A noted campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM),she became the first female Gambian presidential candidate in 2016,before dropping out to endorse Adama Barrow and Coalition 2016. She then served in Barrow's cabinet,as trade minister,and then as health minister. On 15 March 2019,Touray became Vice-President of The Gambia,replacing her predecessor,Ousainou Darboe in a major cabinet reshuffle.
Adama Barrow is a Gambian politician and real estate developer who has served as President of the Gambia since 2017.
Aja Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang is a Gambian politician and activist who served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018,under President Adama Barrow.
Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie is a Gambian politician who served as Minister of Tourism and Culture from 2010 to 2014 and ambassador to Malaysia from 2014 to 2015.
Following his victory in the presidential election on 1 December 2016,the newly elected President Adama Barrow appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Yahya Jammeh,his predecessor. Barrow was formally inaugurated on 19 January 2017 at the embassy of the Gambia in Dakar,Senegal,and was able to return the Gambia on 26 January. He made the bulk of appointments in February 2017,and conducted major reshuffles in June 2018,March 2019 and May 2022.
TheGambia–India relations refers to the international relations that exist between The Gambia and India. The Gambia maintains a High Commission in New Delhi. The Embassy of India in Dakar,Senegal is concurrently accredited to The Gambia,the only Anglophone country accredited to that mission. India also maintains an Honorary Consulate General in Banjul.
Mariam Jack-Denton,also known as Ajaratou Mariam Denton,is a Gambian lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia from April 2017 to April 2022.
The minister of women's affairs is a cabinet-level position in the Gambia,typically held at the same time as another cabinet position. The ministry was created by Yahya Jammeh,as head of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council,in July 1996,and the position has only ever had two holders:Jammeh's vice-president,Isatou Njie-Saidy,and Adama Barrow's acting vice-president,Fatoumata Tambajang. Njie-Saidy had formerly served as executive secretary of the National Women's Bureau under Dawda Jawara,whereas Tambajang had been chair of the Gambia National Women's Council under Jawara.
Sirra Wally Ndow-Njie is a Gambian politician. She has served as Minister of Energy,Minister of Petroleum,and Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture. In June 2016 she was arrested on economic crime charges and detained in prison until the charges were dropped in April 2017.
Rohey Malick Lowe is a Gambian politician who has served as the capital city Banjul's mayor since May 2018 and is the first woman elected to the position.
Isatou is a given name. People with the name include:
