The Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces (CDS) Lt. General Yakuba A. Drammeh has won the Africa Peace & Security Leader of the Year 2022 Award, African Media Agency reveals. The African Media Agency published this information today, 5th December 2022. CDS Drammeh was among many African leaders […]
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Police arrest 46-year-old Banjulian man suspected of killing Bakau taxi driver
The Gambia Police Force has announced the arrest of a 46-year-old Banjulian, suspected of killing a taxi driver and resident of Bakau. The statement of the police reads: “Following investigations into an incident of a reported missing man of Bakau, whose corpse was found in Salaji, the police have arrested […]
Gambia’s CDS Lt. Gen. Yakuba A. Drammeh shortlisted for the Africa Peace and Security Leader of the Year 2022 Award
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 […]
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 […]