Nyimasata Camara
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Nyimasata Camara

Woman of the Year Award

Biography from the original awards programme.

Nyimasata Camara is a Political Science lecturer and researcher at the University of The Gambia. She holds a BSc. (Hons) in Political Science from the University of The Gambia and a M.A. in African Studies from Ankara University in Turkey. Nyimasata is a political activist and was part of a civil disobedient group that helped end Jammeh’s 22-year dictatorial regime in 2016. She has since dedicated time and effort to building democratic values and culture in post-dictatorship Gambia through her platform on Kerr Fatou media and various engagements within the civil society.

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