Command Reshuffle: Colonel Mouhamadou Abdoulaye Sylla Also Appointed

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 22, 2026Country: Senegal

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Command Reshuffle: Colonel Mouhamadou Abdoulaye Sylla Also Appointed

Colonel Mouhamadou Abdoulaye Sylla has taken command of Military Zone No. 7, succeeding Colonel El Hadj Omar Faye. Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Vice Admiral Oumar Wade presided over the installation ceremony, which included a military review and a troop parade. Sylla held defence-sector reform roles with United Nations missions in Somalia from July 2023 to August 2026. His awards include Senegalese, UN, French, American and European distinctions.

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