Hundreds of Gambians displaced In Latest MFDC- Senegalese Army Gunfight

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Personnel of Gambia Armed Forces Quick Reaction Brigade arrived at one of the affected communities moments after the Clash between MFDC and Senegalese Army
More than 300 families in Gambian border villages have been displaced, following the latest fighting between MFDC separatists and the Senegalese military.
Information gathered by The Alkamba Times revealed that they are being supported by members of Gambia armed forces quick reaction force deployed in the area and the Red Cross.

 

Displaced Families
The communities affected include Ballen, Gilanfari, Karunorr, Gikess, Kappa Gilanfar, Sitanunku.
“We are currently at Kampant to assess the humanitarian situation, as hundreds of Gambians vacate their homes for the safer settlements of Kampant and Bajagarr.
“From my position in Kampant, I can still hear the sound of gunshots within range,” a resident, Saidou Badjie Bajagarr posted on his social media feed.
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Mr. Sainey M.K. Marenah is a Prominent Gambian journalist, founding editor The Alkamba Times and formerly head of communications at the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) and Communications and PR Consultant for The Gambia Pilot Program, under Gamworks. Mr. Marenah served as the Social media Strategist and Editor at Gambia Radio and Television Services. He is also the Banjul Correspondent for Voice of America Radio. Sainey is a human rights and developmental journalist who has carved a strong niche particularly in new media environments in the Gambian media industry. Mr. Marenah began his career as a junior reporter with the Point Newspaper in the Gambia in 2008 and rose through the ranks to become Chief correspondent before moving to The Standard Newspaper also in Banjul as Editorial Assistant and head of News. He is a household name in the Gambia’s media industry having covered some of the most important stories in the former and current government. These include the high profile treason cases including the Trial of Former military chiefs in Banjul in 2009 to 2012. Following his arrest and imprisonment by the former regime of President, Yahya Jammeh in 2014, Marenah moved to Dakar Senegal where he continues to practice Journalism freelancing for various local and international Media organization’s including the BBC, Al-Jazeera, VOA, and ZDF TV in Germany among others. He is the co-Founder of the Banjul Based Media Center for Research and Development; an institution specialized in research and development undertakings. As a journalist and Communication Expert, focused on supporting the Gambia's transitional process, Mr Marenah continues to play a pivotal role in shaping a viable media and communications platform that engages necessary tools and action to increase civic participation and awareness of the needs of transitional governance to strengthen the current move towards democratization. Mr. Marenah has traveled extensively as a professional journalist in both Europe, Africa and United States and attended several local and international media trainings.

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