In August of 1990, a military plane, carrying over 135 Gambian peace-keepers, took off at the Banjul International Airport for the Lungi International Airport in Sierra Leone, marking the beginning of a dangerous and gruelling nine-month peace-keeping mission for the troops to the then war-torn Liberia, but after raising the[Read More…]
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Major Jammeh Passes Away
Military gun salute is later today expected to be mounted for Major Buba Jammeh, who sadly passed away on Tuesday. Major Jammeh was born in Gunjur in the Kombo South District where he received both his primary and secondary education. He enlisted in the then Gambia National Army in the[Read More…]