President Adama Barrow has appointed Major General Ousman Gomez as Acting Chief of Defence Staff of The Gambia Armed Forces, effective immediately, following the resignation of Lieutenant General ...

The Gambia's army chief on Wednesday reaffirmed his loyalty to President Yahya Jammeh, despite the threat of a regional military intervention if the strongman refuses to step down. Lieutenant General ...

Gambians take to the street in jubilations as Adama Barrow is sworn-in as President of Gambia in Banjul. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (Reuters) By Tim Cocks BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's army chief on Friday ...

Gambia Yahya Jammeh attends the plenary session of the Africa-South America Summit on Margarita Island, file. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Gambia's army chief ...

Lieutenant General Mamat O. A. Cham has resigned as Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces following allegations of misconduct and abuse of office.

Barrow beat incumbent Yahya Jammeh in last Thursday’s presidential election. A self-made real estate developer who once worked as a security guard at retailer Argos in London, Barrow beat incumbent ...