Gambia's President Adama Barrow names woman as Vice President

Ajaratou Fatoumata Tambajang has been
appointed as Vice President of The Republic of
The Gambia. Tambajang, a prominent pro-
democracy activist was part of the opposition
coalition that unseated long time ruler Yahya
Jammeh.
She is touted as one of the main brains behind
the formation of a coalition going into the
December 1, 2016 polls. Her appointment was
announced on Monday by Halifa Sallah, the
spokesperson of President Adama Barrow at a
Press Conference held in Banjul.
Born in on October 22, 1949 in Brikama, Gambia,
the mother of eight was a former United Nations
Development Program (UNDP) gender/
development expert also served as a cabinet
minister in the government of Yahya Jammeh.
She was Minister of Health, Social Welfare and
Women’s Affairs.