Gambia’s Vice President Badara Joof who was in the TRNC in December is dead

The Vice President of Gambia, Badara Joof has reportedly died in India.

Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow, disclosed the death of the country’s number two man in a tweet:

“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 late Vice President Mr Joof, previously served as Gambia’s Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology from 2017 to 2022.

Joof paid a visit to the TRNC in December, 2022 where he meet with TRNC president, Ersin Tatar, to deepen cooperation between the two countries, Minister of education, Nazım Çavuşoğlu to exchange view on the situation of Gambian students studying at TRNC universities. 

He also met with the Gambian student communities in the TRNC during the visit.