President Adama Barrow will return to Gambia on Tuesday now that West African troops have secured the country, his spokesperson said on Monday.
Barrow will return to the capital, Banjul, from neighbouring Senegal, where he sought refuge for security reasons, spokesperson Halifa Sallah said.
Sallah said Barrow has also appointed Fatoumata Tambajang as vice president.
It is Barrow’s first appointment since he took office on January 19, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Tambajang is a prominent pro-democracy activist who was the driving force behind the formation of a coalition of opposition parties that rallied behind Barrow during the December 1, 2016 presidential election.
