By Assan Sallah, Security Analyst PART ONE The resignation of the ex-Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) Lt. General Mamat O.A Cham on 29th May 2026, has raised public concerns and reactions on the current state of the country’s armed forces. The whole resignation saga […]
Welcome to the maiden edition of the Recap on LamToro News. As stated earlier, this is a weekly column that summarizes the major activities of the security services sector in The Gambia every Friday. In our today‘s edition we summarized for our readers, some major events that occured and activities embarked […]
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 […]
THE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF GAMBIA ARMED FORCES EMBARKS ON HIS ANNUAL NATIONWIDE TOUR OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS Fulfilling one of his core mandates, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) Lieutenant General Yakuba A Drammeh on Monday 31 October 2022 begun his annual nationwide tour […]