The High Commission of The Gambia, London is the

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The Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

in the

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. It is located on Ledbury Road in the Bayswater /

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area. Between October 2013 and February 2018, it was known as the ''Embassy of The Gambia'' due to The Gambia's temporary withdrawal from the Commonwealth, thanks to

Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 ...

. The High Commission had seen several protests in recent times: in 2013 by people opposed to the government of

and also in 2013 by those opposed to alleged

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in the country. The Gambia returned to its membership of the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018. Therefore,

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the former Ambassador has now become the High Commissioner.

References

External links

Official site
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