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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CDS Drammeh embarks on tour of military installations
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 […]
GAF graduates over 200 recruits
Public Statement from GAF: THE GAMBIA ARMED FORCES GRADUATES OVER 200 RECRUITS IN A COLOURFUL CEREMONY HELD AT THE FAJARA BARRACKS PARADE GROUND The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) on Thursday 13th October 2022, held a passing out parade for GAF Recruit Intake 37 in a colourful ceremony held at the […]
GAF spokesperson says fire incident at the Joint Officers Messi is being investigated
The spokesperson of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Lt. Col. Lamin K. Sanyang, has confirmed that investigations are ongoing into the cause of the fire incident that occurred at the Joint Officers Mess on Wednesday in Kotu. When contacted by LTN, PRO Sanyang confirmed that there were no casualties in […]