2023 in the Gambia
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Events in the year 2023 in the Gambia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Adama Barrow
- Vice-President of the Gambia: Badara Joof (until 17 January); Muhammad B.S. Jallow onwards
- Chief Justice: Hassan Bubacar Jallow
Events
[edit]Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia
- 13 May – 2023 Gambian local elections[1]
- 24 February – Gambian president Adama Barrow appoints Muhammad B.S. Jallow as the country's new vice-president after the previous one, Badara Joof, died last month in India.[2]
- 6 April – The Gambia confirms a case of bird flu.[3]
Deaths
[edit]- 17 January — Badara Joof, 65, politician, vice-president (since 2022).[4]
- 25 January — Edrissa Marong, 27, long-distance runner.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Critical Priority Gaps in funding for The Gambia's 2021-2023 Electoral Process" (PDF). United Nations.
- ^ "Gambia appoints former civil service head as new vice president". Reuters. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ Saine, Pap (2023-04-06). "Gambia confirms H5N1 bird flu on wild bird reserve near capital". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Gambian vice president dies of illness, president says". Reuters. January 18, 2023.
- ^ Balajo, Babucarr (2023-01-25). "LONG DISTANCE RUNNER EDRISSA MARONG DIES – The Gambia | Standard News From The Gambia". Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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