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Gambia Navy and French Forces Conduct Joint Exercise to Strengthen Combat Readiness
Training participants.
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Navy and a French military Mobile Training Team began a two-week joint exercise at the Gambia Armed Forces’ Forward Operating Base in Yundum, aimed at enhancing the tactical…
Gambian Lawmaker Warns of Escalating Border Tensions With Senegal, Urges Swift Government Response
Bakary K. Badjie, Foni Bintang Karanai
By Seedy Jobe
A member of the National Assembly on Tuesday voiced alarm over what he described as an intensifying and “terrifying” armed confrontation along the country’s southern border with…
Gambia Police to Train 500 Officers Ahead of 2026 Presidential Election
Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO
By Fatou Sillah
The Gambia Police Force plans to train more than 500 additional officers in the coming months as part of efforts to strengthen security and manage public order ahead of the…
GAF Relocates Bwiam Checkpoint After Spate of Fatal Accidents
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia Armed Forces has repositioned its Military Vehicle Check Point (VCP) in Bwiam Village, Foni Kansala District of the West Coast Region, following a series of road traffic accidents in the area,…
President Barrow Welcomes New ECOMIG Commander, Bids Farewell to Predecessor
By Seedy Jobe
President Adama Barrow on Wednesday paid tribute to the outgoing commander of the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia, Col. Ndiagne Diouf, and formally received his successor, Col. Aliou Tine, at a ceremony held at the…
APP Leader Criticizes Gambian Government Over Rising Insecurity
Essa Faal, Party Leader of APP-SOBEYA
By Fatou Sillah
Essa Mbye Faal, leader of the opposition Alliance for Patriotic Progress (APP), sharply criticized the Gambian government on Monday for what he described as persistent…
Former Junglers Operative Describes Escape From Gambia and Infighting Within Jammeh-Era Security…
Sanna Manjang
By Seedy Jobe
A secretly recorded audio message circulating widely on social media has offered an unusual glimpse into the fissures and anxieties that linger among former members of the Junglers, the…
Jonathan Labels Guinea-Bissau Military Move a “Ceremonial Coup,” Urges AU and ECOWAS to Announce…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan
By Makutu Manneh
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who served as an international observer during the recent Guinea-Bissau presidential election, has described…
Former Jungler Sanna Manjang Reportedly in Custody, Army Confirms
Sanna Manjang
By Staff Writer
The Gambia Armed Forces has confirmed that Sanna Manjang, a former member of the paramilitary hit squad known as the “Junglers,” is currently in custody. The disclosure comes amid reports…
Barrow Urges Foni Residents to Renew Support for Ruling Party, Cautions Jammeh Loyalists
President Adama Barrow
By Seedy Jobe
President Adama Barrow has urged residents of Foni to realign themselves with his government, while issuing a stern warning to critics—particularly supporters of the APRC…