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ECOMIG – Nigeria Deploys 197 Peacekeepers to The Gambia

Frederic Tendeng June 15, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (KADUNA, Nigeria) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria have announced the deployment of 197 personnel for the ECOWAS peacekeeping mission in The Gambia. The Chief of Operations of the Nigerian Army, Major General Boniface Sinjen, made the announcement on Friday during the graduation ceremony of the troops at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre in Jaji, Kaduna State.

Islamic Military Coalition and The Gambia Pledge Cooperation Against Terrorism

Frederic Tendeng May 6, 2024

Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL) – In a recent development at the Islamic Summit Conference in Banjul, Maj. Gen. Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Moghedi, the Secretary-General of the Islamic Military Counterterrorism Coalition, met with Maj. Gen. Mamat O. Cham, the Chief of Defense Staff of The Gambia. According to a report by the Saudi Press Agency, the meeting focused on strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism and extremism.

Gambia Armed Forces Graduates Officers and Cadets from Refresher Training Program

Frederic Tendeng April 4, 2024

Gambiaj.com – The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) celebrated the graduation of 20 Officers and 12 Officer Cadets from a refresher training program on Wednesday, 3rd April 2024. The ceremony, held at the Gambia Armed Forces Training School (GAFTS) in Bakau, marked the successful completion of a four-week course designed to enhance the officers’ skills in planning and executing operations.

Gambia Armed Forces Graduates Soldiers from Theoretical Basic Ballistic Course in Collaboration with Austria

Frederic Tendeng March 22, 2024

Gambiaj.com – The Gambia Armed Forces, in partnership with the Government of Austria and its Armed Forces, recently celebrated the graduation of 10 soldiers from the GAF who successfully completed the Theoretical Basic Ballistic course at the GAF Training School in Bakau on Friday, 22nd March 2024.

Gambia Senegal Armies Establish Joint Defence Committee to Combat Cross-border Crime

Frederic Tendeng January 23, 2024

The Armed Forces of the Gambia and Senegal have established a bipartite defense committee and signed an agreement to combat cross-border crimes in both countries on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at a seminar held in the Senegalese region of Casamance, Ziguinchor.

Collateral Damages: Foni Earnestly Seeking Protection from Gambia Government.

Frederic Tendeng January 3, 2024

The Mouvement des Forces Democratiques de Casamance (MFDC), a separatist group, and the Senegalese defense forces have been engaged in intense

Video – Gambia Navy Receives Two Patrol Vessels

Lamin Jarjue December 20, 2023

Two patrol boats were commissioned and turned over to the Navy of the Gambia Armed Forces on Tuesday by President Adama

Senegal’s Army Chief Pays Courtesy Call on VP Jallow

Frederic Tendeng November 22, 2023

General Mbaye Cissé, the Chief of General Staff of the Senegalese Armed Forces, paid His Excellency Mohammed B.S. Jallow, the Vice President of the Gambia, a courtesy call today.

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