The Bulock Fence Incident And The Fragility Of Gambia–Senegal Border Management – The Standard Newspaper

PDOIS Calls for Joint Border Demarcation After Bulock Military Post Dispute

By: Haddy Touray The People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) has called on The Gambia and Senegal to urgently establish a joint boundary commission to resolve border disputes following an incident involving the dismantling of part of the perimeter fence at the Bulock Military Post. In a statement signed by its Secretary General, Suwaibou Touray, PDOIS said it had received reports with “serious concern” about the i…

Government Praises Gambian Soldiers’ Restraint After Senegalese Troops Demolish Bullock Border Camp Fence

By Nelson Manneh Senior government officials and military commanders on Friday praised soldiers stationed at the Bullock Military Border Post for showing restraint after Senegalese troops crossed into the disputed border area and demolished part of the camp’s perimeter fence, an incident that has heightened tensions between the two neighboring countries while prompting renewed diplomatic efforts to resolve a long-running border dispute. The visi…

The Bulock Fence Incident And The Fragility Of Gambia–Senegal Border Management – The Standard Newspaper

The demolition of a section of the Gambian military perimetre fence at Bullock by Senegalese forces on 16 July 2026 is more than a localised spat; it is a stress test of the political, security, and administrative mechanisms that keep the Gambia–Senegal border functional.  Coming against a backdrop of long‑standing demarcation ambiguities and recurring low‑level frictions, the episode underscores how quickly routine border management can escalat…