Tag: military

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General Mbaye Cissé appointed Senegal’s new Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces

General Mbaye Cissé, Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic, has been appointed the new Chief of General Staff, Senegal’s government newspaper Le Soleil confirmed.  He replaces General Cheikh Wade. According to Senegalese media, General Mbaye Cissé is a graduate of the eighth class of the National School […]

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Gambia, Bangladesh agree to co-deploy troops to a suitable UN Peacekeeping Mission

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has embarked on an official visit to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Prime Minister, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, 8th February 2023. Honourable Minister Dr. Tangara took […]

Legal Matters, News

Gambia Government Indicts 5 Men As Coup Plot Investigations Near Completion

Press Release Dated: 26th January, 2023 The Gambia Government Indicts Five (5) Men As Coup Plot Investigations Near Completion Banjul, The Gambia — The public is hereby informed that investigations into the recently foiled coup plot to oust the democratically elected Government of President Adama Barrow are at an advanced […]

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Another coup attempt foiled in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s military prosecutor’s office has denounced an attempt to “destabilise state institutions”, involving a senior officer already imprisoned for similar offences, recently released and then arrested again. The military prosecutor’s office said in a statement issued Wednesday evening that “the first elements” of an investigation opened after the denunciation, […]