{"id":462702,"date":"2018-02-08T15:44:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/08\/the-gambia-rejoins-commonwealth-starr-fm\/"},"modified":"2018-02-08T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:44:36","slug":"the-gambia-rejoins-commonwealth-starr-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/08\/the-gambia-rejoins-commonwealth-starr-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gambia rejoins Commonwealth – Starr Fm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Gambia is rejoining the Commonwealth, almost five years after it withdrew under the rule of ousted President Yahya Jammeh who branded it a \u201cneo-colonial institution\u201d.<\/p>\n

The occasion will be marked at the Commonwealth\u2019s headquarters in London later today.<\/p>\n

President Adama Barrow applied for The Gambia\u2019s readmission to the body soon after he took office last January.<\/p>\n

Mr Jammeh fled into exile, ending 22 years of authoritarian rule in the small West African state \u2013 a popular tourist destination.<\/p>\n

The Gambia will be the fourth country to return to the Commonwealth \u2013 after South Africa, Pakistan and Fiji.<\/p>\n

Mr Jammeh clashed with the Commonwealth over his government\u2019s poor human rights record.<\/p>\n

Mr Barrow has sought to improve The Gambia\u2019s relationship with Western governments, and to secure much-needed funding to tackle poverty and unemployment.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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