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The Togolese government confirmed on Monday that the deposed head of the Burkinabe junta, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had taken refuge in Togo after the military takeover. “Damiba is in Togo in the spirit of Burkina Faso’s commitment to peace in the sub-region,” Togo’s communication minister and government spokesman […]
By Thiam Ndiaga And Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter, he said in a statement read on national television Friday evening. 1/7 Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, […]
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 […]