Gambia rejoins commonwealth after five years absence

The Gambia is rejoining the Commonwealth, almost five years after it withdrew under the rule of ousted President Yahya Jammeh who branded it a "neo-colonial institution".  

The occasion will be marked at the Commonwealth's headquarters in London later today. 

President Adama Barrow, applied for The Gambia's re admission to the body soon after he took office last January.

Mr Jammeh fled into exile, ending 22 years of authoritarian rule in the country. 

The Gambia will be the fourth country to return to the Commonwealth after South Africa, Pakistan and Fiji.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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