The
African Union, the umbrella body of the African continent, has honored Gambia’s
first President Alhagie Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara by hanging his portrait image
on the wall of The AU building.
This
is in recognition of former President Jawara’s tremendous contribution to the
formation of the body as well as support to the continental organisation.
With
his portrait hung up, former President Jawara joins the list of various great
African leaders who’s portraits are also on there in recognition of their
services to the continent. Among them are former Ghanaian President Nkwame
Nkurumah, Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, Leopold Sedar Senghore of Senegal among
others.
Gambia’s
new President Adama Barrow assisted by various African leaders raised the
portrait during the just concluded 29th Summit in Addis Ababa.
Former
President Jawara who is now over 90 years old, ruled the Gambia from
Independence in 1965 to 1994 when former dictator Yahya Jammeh supported by
other disgruntled soldiers stage a coup against his democratic government. Fatu
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