The Gambian Parliament is Divided on Whether to Send Peacekeeping Troops to Sierra Leone
On September 17, the Gambian parliament was divided over a motion to deploy troops to Sierra Leone as part of an ECOWAS peacekeeping mission following a recent attempted military coup, with Vice President Muhammed B.S. Jallow supporting the move and some parliamentarians, like Lamin Ceesay, raising concerns about its precedent.