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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Images ©Jason Florio

From a recent photography assignment in Côte d’Ivoire. The contrast from urban to rural. Check our more travel images by Jason Florio Travelogue CURRENT LOCATION: MARCH 2021 THE GAMBIA, WEST AFRICA Assignment queries, and image licensing – Contact here

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On this day: Jan 26, 2017 – President Adama Barrow returns home to The Gambia, West Africa

IRIN NEWS - The Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow, received a hero’s welcome when he returned to Banjul after his makeshift inauguration in neighbouring Senegal at the end of January. Image ©Jason Florio

The Gambia – January 26th, 2017: A triumphant, and momentous day for The Gambia, West Africa. Ten’s of thousands of euphoric Gambians lined the streets for miles (an estimated over 100,000 Gambians flocked the main road) – to welcome home their new president, Adama Barrow. Images / Footage ©Jason Florio & Helen Jones-Florio

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Jan 21st 2017: Gambia Has Decided. The day the ex-President, Yahya Jammeh, finally left.

Ex President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, waves goodbye to followers who came to see him off from Banjul airport as he leaves for exile in Equatorial Guinea. Image ©Jason Florio

On December 1st, 2016, the Gambian people voted out their autocratic President Yahya Jammeh, after 22 years in power, and elected Adama Barrow as their new president. Jammeh conceded defeat but a week later announced that he was annulling the election results and would not step down. A grassroots movement #GambiaHasDecided emerged in reaction. #GambiaHasDecidedContinue reading “Jan 21st 2017: Gambia Has Decided. The day the ex-President, Yahya Jammeh, finally left.”

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Jan 26, 2017 – President Adama Barrow returns home to The Gambia, West Africa

Welcome home, Mr. President! A new era for The Gambia, West Africa President Adama Barrow smiles at the camera during the four-hour cavalcade from Banjul International Airpor to his home, the Republic of The Gambia © Jason Florio On this day Jan 26th, 2017 A triumphant and momentous day for The Gambia, West Africa. Ten’s of thousands of euphoric Gambians lined the streets forContinue reading “Jan 26, 2017 – President Adama Barrow returns home to The Gambia, West Africa”