Gambia withdraws from Commonwealth of Nations

‘‘The General Public is hereby informed that the Government of The Gambia has left the Commonwealth of Nations with immediate effect,’’ a government statement said.

‘‘Government has withdrawn its membership of the British Commonwealth and decided that The Gambia will never be a member of any neo-colonial institution, and will never be a party to any institution that represents an extension of Colonialism,’’ the statement added, without elaborating further.