The Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) Lt. General Yakuba A. Drammeh has been shortlisted for the for Africa Peace and Security Leader of the Year 2022 Award. The Gambia’s Army chief was shortlisted alongside 2 other security chiefs, namely Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of […]
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Senegal launches probe into disappearance of 2 soldiers in Dakar
Senegal has on Tuesday launched an investigation into the disappearance of two soldiers, Chief Warrant Officer Didier Badji, a Gendarmerie officer and Sergeant Fulbert Sambou of the Military Intelligence Unit. Chief Warrant Officer Didier Badji, on duty at the General State Inspection, and Sergeant Fulbert Sambou, of the Military Intelligence […]
Saudi Intelligence Chief calls on President Barrow
Media Release State House, Banjul, 22nd November 2022: President Barrow has commended the friendly relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of The Gambia during an audience with the Saudi Intelligence Chief, Khalid Ali Al-Humaidan, at State House on November 21st, 2022. The Gambian leader thanked the […]
Addressing cross-border crime in Southern Senegambia region – Ziguinchor hosts confab
A sub-regional forum on cross-border crime between Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau began on Monday in Ziguinchor (southern region of Senegal) at the initiative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in partnership with the Support Committee for Economic and Social Development (CASADES). The two-day meeting was graced by stakeholders from The […]