National Gendarmerie (Senegal)

National Gendarmerie
Gendarmerie nationale
Logo of Senegalese National Gendarmerie
Agency overview
Formed1963 (1963)
Employees10,858
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSenegal
Constituting instrument
  • Decree No. 63-294 of 11 May 1963
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersDakar
Agency executive
  • General of the Army Moussa Fall, High Commander of the Gendarmerie and Director of Military Justice
Parent agencyArmed Forces of Senegal
Website
www.gendarmerie.sn

The Senegalese National Gendarmerie (French: Gendarmerie nationale) is one of two national law enforcement force of Senegal (the other being the Police Force), serving as a branch of the Armed Forces of Senegal. As a military unit, it is placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Armed Forces. It is similar in nature to their French counterparts as well as the State Police in the U.S. It is one of the largest African contributors to peacekeeping missions around the world.

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