Nigeria has deployed 197 troops to support the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG), reinforcing the federal republic’s enduring commitment to regional peace and stability. The troops underwent an intensive pre-deployment training program at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre in Jaji, Kaduna, before their official deployment[Read More…]
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NAM Expresses Worry Over ECOMIG
NAM for Brikama North Alhagie S. Darboe has expressed worry over the continued presence of Ecomig forces in The Gambia. The sub-regional peace-keeping mission was sent to Banjul six years ago after the 2016 disputed presidential election. However for legislator Darboe, the extended stay of West African peace-keeping forces in[Read More…]
‘Senegal Has No Ulterior Motive In Gambia’
The Senegalese High Commissioner in Banjul Bassirou Sène has said he is surprised that some Gambians, who are complaining about the presence of foreign forces, could easily forget that without those forces Yahya Jammeh would have still been here. A survey conducted in May by Afrobarometer revealed that an overwhelming[Read More…]
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