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Gambia launches policy to guide security sector reforms
President Adama Barrow has on Monday launched Gambia’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) as part of Security Sector Reforms aimed at addressing security challenges in the country at a ceremony held at Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Barrow…
ECOMIG forces still needed in Gambia – Minority Leader Jallow
Hon. Samba Jallow, the Minority Leader of the National Assembly of The Gambia, says ECOMIG still needed in the country
By News Agency of Nigeria
Gambian delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament said the services of the ECOWAS Mission in the…
“Angrier” Jammeh promises to “solve” Kanilai shooting problem
In an short audio, former president Yahya Jammeh expressed his frustration about the security situation in his native Kanilai.
In the aftermath of the shooting of Ismaila Tamba in Kanilai, fomer president Yahya Jammeh has called for…
Parliamentarians for Global Action meet in Banjul
A two-day Regional Parliamentary Workshop on the Role of Women Parliamentarians in the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction began yesterday at the National Assembly auditorium in Banjul.
The workshop organised by Parliamentarians…
Gambian army defends its multi-million dollar agric project
Gambia National Army said its agricultural project will help the Government save up to D48 million. Gambian authorities spend D48 million on purchase of rice every year for the army.
The spokesperson of the Gambian army, Major Lamin…
15 arrested for holding protest without permit
Gambia's public order act, a colonial law, requires people to apply for a permit from the police before doing a protest.
Gambian police have arrested 15 people for holding a peaceful protest demanding the resignation of President Adama…
Ahead of OIC, Gambian police trained on public order mgt.
Gambian police have concluded a two weeks training with three Turkish instructors on public order management on Friday.
The 30 paramilitary officials who benefited from the training were handed their certificates at the paramilitary…
Gambia Armed Forces agriculture project must be stopped
By Madi Jobarteh
The announcement by State House on April 8 that the Gambia Armed Forces intends to embark on a large-scale agricultural production in partnership with an American company must be stopped immediately in the interest of…
Turkey plays key role in Gambia military training
Turkey has given training to Gambian troops and provided military equipment and logistic support to tiny West African nation, a top Turkish military official said.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency in the Gambian capital Banjul, Col. Nihat…
Investigation into Gach’s gun importation exonerated the company
The Gambian police said on Monday that the Gach security company’s importation of the guns were done with the parameters of legality.
The police said on Monday that the Gach Security Company, a company that is being investigated for…