The German Police Support Team (GPST) handed over a total of 50 walkie-talkies with accessories to the Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Wednesday, 22 February 2023, to support the Police Intervention Unit’s (PIU) operational efforts in the aftermath of the Fass Njaga Choi incident, which left one PIU Officer shot […]
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Senegalese Gendarmerie arrest the man who was supplying stones to Ousmane Sonko’s supporters in Mbacké
The video of a driver in a fake taxi handing out stones to demonstrators in Mbacké has gone viral on social networks. Following this outcry, the national Gendarmerie has brought out the big guns to track down the man who supplied Ousmane Sonko’s supporters with projectiles during the violent clashes […]
One arrested in Fass Njagga Choi armed attack, police assure safety
A resident of Fass Njagga Choi village in the North Bank Region has been arrested and placed under police custody. His arrest came following an armed attack on the officers of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) of the Gambia Police Force stationed in the area. Reports of the incident show […]
Gambia, Bangladesh agree to co-deploy troops to a suitable UN Peacekeeping Mission
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has embarked on an official visit to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Prime Minister, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, 8th February 2023. Honourable Minister Dr. Tangara took […]