A state has a fundamental responsibility of safeguarding sovereignty, maintaining peace and stability, and protecting its citizens. By these measures, I believe I have good grounds to judge the Barrow administration’s record a failure. On 16 July 2026, Senegalese security forces, presumably acting under the authority of Commander-in-Chief, Bassirou Diomaye[Read More…]
Tag: ECOMIG
Nigeria Appoints New Commander For Troops Serving In The Gambia
The Nigerian Army has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Yahaya Mohammed Abdullahi as the new commander of its contingent serving under the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG). Lt. Col. Abdullahi officially assumed command during a change of command ceremony held on Monday, taking over from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Agada, who completed[Read More…]
Ex-Soldier Claims Role In ECOMIG Arrival, Funding Solo Sandeng Protest
Former Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) member Abdoulie Sanyang has claimed he was instrumental in bringing ECOMIG forces into The Gambia and that he and a group of partners financed the 2016 protest led by the late Solo Sandeng. Speaking Thursday on Coffee Time with Peter Gomez on West Coast Radio,[Read More…]
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