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Dawda Jawara, first president of The Gambia, dies aged 95

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Jawara (left) hosting Guinean leader Seku Toure  in the 1960s.  By  (AFP) Dawda Jawara, the first president of The Gambia following independence from Britain, died Tuesday at the age of 95, officials said. Current President Adama Barrow, in online comments, described Jawara's death as a great loss to the country in particular and humanity in general . Fisheries Minister James Gomez told AFP that the former head o ...

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