President Adama Barrow has accepted the resignation of The Gambia Armed Forces Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Mamat O.A. Cham, following allegations of misconduct and abuse of office. The resignation takes immediate effect, according to a statement released on Friday by the Presidency. In his resignation letter dated May[Read More…]
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Ex-Military Men Make Strong Presence At Kanilai Cleansing Event — Source
Former members of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) have made a strong presence during the massive weekend cleansing of the periphery of former president Yahya Jammeh’s residence in Kanilai, Hon. Kebba Toumanding Sanneh, sitting for Foni Jarrol in the Gambia’s legislature, told JollofNews Sunday. Following Jammeh’s exit in 2017, military[Read More…]
Gambia Hosts IMCTC Counterterrorism Military Training
The Gambia has taken a significant step in bolstering its counterterrorism capacity with the launch of a military training program organised by the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC). The initiative, unveiled on Wednesday at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, aims to strengthen the country’s security forces[Read More…]

