Senegal and Gambia announce new era of ties

President Adama Barrow. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Senegal and The Gambia on Saturday affirmed a "new dynamic" between the two countries since the fall of Yahya Jammeh, and vowed to strengthen economic and military cooperation.

New President Adama Barrow has described French-speaking Senegal, which almost entirely surrounds his Anglophone nation, as The Gambia's "best friend", breaking with fractious years under his predecessor.