In my last paper I started by shedding light on my activities as a military staff officer at the time of the July 22nd military takeover. I briefly discussed my general duties in that office and the specific task during that period of coordinating the organised war games by the[Read More…]
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Gambian Cancer Patient Kicked Out Of British Hospital
A Gambian man who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer has been sent away from a British hospital because he was not eligible for free NHS care. According to The Guardian Newspaper, Saloum, 54, who campaigned against female genital mutilation and has asked for his surname not to be used, fled[Read More…]
The Gambia’s July 22nd 1994 Coup — Part One
The July 22, 1994 coup d’etat found me serving the Gambia National Army (GNA) as the military staff/liaison officer at the Gambia Ministry of Defence located at the State House in Banjul. The position was created to have a senior army officer representing the GNA at this key government department[Read More…]

