[2] From 2008 to 2010, he was coordinator of the National Authorizing Office Support Unit for EU-funded programmes and projects in the Gambia.

He held the role until April 2012, when he was appointed as Minister for Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters.

In 2013, Tangara was appointed as Gambian Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

On 20 December 2016, The Gambia Echo reported that Jammeh had dismissed Tangara and replaced him with lieutenant colonel Samsudeen Sarr as chargé d'affaires.

[1] In a cabinet reshuffle, effective 29 June 2018, Barrow appointed Tangara as Minister of Foreign Affairs, replacing Ousainou Darboe who had been made Vice-President.