Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters owes over 200 soldiers deployed to Guinea-Bissau and Gambia for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mission a significant amount of money – N9.2 million ($5,700) each in bonuses, some of the soldiers told SaharaReporters. The soldiers were deployed as part of the ECOWAS Stabilization[Read More…]
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Gambia Cleared To Dispatch Peacekeepers To Sierra Leone
Gambian MPs have voted to send peacekeeping troops to Sierra Leone as part of an ECOWAS stabilization mission aimed at maintaining peace following recent tensions and a failed coup attempt. The vote, held on Tuesday, overwhelmingly supported the government’s proposal to contribute a motorized infantry unit to the mission, which[Read More…]
Roundtable On SSR, Governance Begins
The National Dialogue Workshop on the Security Sector Reform (SSR) and Governance for stakeholders was convened on Wednesday at Bakadagi Hotel in Kololi. The three-day meeting will focus on the National Security engagement with civil society groups. In his address, National Security Adviser (NSA) Aboubacarr S. Jeng announced that the[Read More…]
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