Tag: intelligence

News, Security

Gambian Scholar Arfang Madi Sillah Pens Pioneering Textbook on National Security

By A Special Correspondent Arfang Madi Sillah, a Washington-based Gambian scholar and instructional designer specializing in higher education, has authored a groundbreaking textbook titled The Essentials of Spycraft to Statecraft. Comprising 12 comprehensive chapters, the textbook provides an in-depth examination of the principles, practices, and complexities underpinning intelligence operations. It […]

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National Security Under Threat : An Expert Analysis of the Barrow Administration’s  Defense and Security Policies

By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC National security has emerged as a paramount focus in the contemporary geopolitical arena, with nation-states around the world recalibrating their strategic priorities to address an increasingly complex array of threats. In an era characterized by the proliferation of  non-state actors, cyber warfare, transnational crime, […]

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Major reshuffle at Gambia’s State Intelligence Service

The State Intelligence Service (SIS) of the Gambia has effected a major reshuffle among its top brass effective February 2022, LamToro News has learned. The reshuffle involved some senior intelligence officers who were promoted while others were only transferred from one position or directorate to the other. This development was […]

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Gibril Ngorr Secka is new Adviser to Interior Ministry

ARCHIVE (Re-post): First published on 7th February 2020, on The Digest News. Gambia’s former deputy Ambassador to Guinea Bissau cum Intelligence operative Gibril Ngorr Secka has been appointed as the new Adviser to the Interior Ministry. He serves as Adviser to Hon. Yankuba Sonko, the current minister of the Interior, […]