The Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), Lieutenant General Yakuba Drammeh has re-appointed Lieutenant Colonel Lamin K Sanyang as the Director of Press and Public Relations (DPPR) of GAF with effect from 9 August 2022. Lieutenant Colonel Sanyang recently returned from Nigeria after successfully completing the […]
DHQ/210/A 29th June 2022 PRESS RELEASE The Gambia Armed Forces has observed with grave concern the unauthorized importation, sale as well as uncontrolled usage of military items such as uniforms, jackets, boots and caps by some individuals and or entities. Similarly, the use of these military-related fabrics […]
Press Statement from Ministry of Defence. The President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces Mr. Adama Barrow, on Friday 24th June presided over the decoration ceremony of twelve (12) Senior Officers of the Gambia Armed Forces elevated from the rank of a Major to Lieutenant Colonel at the Statehouse in […]
Commodore (Brigadier General) Assan Sarr, former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) is the first Gambian army officer to hold the title of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF). Sarr had served as head of the Gambia’s Armed Forces from December 2004 until 29th November 2005.