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Gambia's president has said that he wants to implement a policy change that would shift the country's language from English to a local language.
Yahya Jammeh said that "we no longer subscribe to the belief that for you to be a government you should speak English language" He spoke during the swearing-in ceremony of Gambia's new chief justice.
He made the announcement months after the West African country announced it is withdrawing from the Commonwealth, a collection of 54 nations made up largely of former British colonies.
Though a popular destination for British tourists, Gambia has been criticised by the United Kingdom and rights groups for human rights abuses.
Mr Jammeh, who came to power in a military coup, said Western countries have no "moral platform" to talk about human rights.
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