Gambia Prez heralds new dawn for minister jailed 22 times
At his inauguration ceremony, Gambia's President Adama Barrow swore-in Omar Jallow, who was jailed 22 times for opposing former President Yahya Jammeh, as the new Agriculture Minister. Barrow also pledged that freedom of speech would be defended from now on. Jallow, who was repeatedly jailed and beaten for criticising Jammeh, said, "Today, I have been vindicated."