Gambia leader heralds new dawn for minister jailed 22 times

For one Gambian government minister, the ceremonial swearing in of President Adama Barrow marked the new dawn of a democracy he was jailed 22 times for trying to defend – once for every year autocratic ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh was in power. At an inauguration ceremony at the national stadium on Saturday, Barrow vowed to turn … Continue reading Gambia leader heralds new dawn for minister jailed 22 times