State dossier
The Gambia
GMB · GAMBIA · on the world map
What does it want?
Position: unclear or shifting (AMBIG). Has said things that point in more than one direction.
Unclear or shifting (AMBIG), since 2024-04-29, points both ways (AMBIGUOUS)
The Gambia's own words point two ways. At the Vienna conference in April 2024 its defense chief said it will advocate international regulation that prohibits autonomous weapons where meaningful human control cannot be guaranteed, which points toward a treaty with bans. The statement never says those rules should be legally binding.
The Gambia advocates international regulation that prohibits autonomous weapons lacking meaningful human control.
an international regulation of autonomous weapons systems that prohibits systems where meaningful human control (MHC) cannot be guaranteed
Statement of the Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces at the Vienna Conference 'Humanity at the Crossroads: Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Challenge of Regulation', 2024-04-29 source
The Gambia stresses progress on the legal regulation of autonomous weapons.
to underscore the urgency of progress on the legal regulation of autonomous weapons systems to conform with International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
Statement of the Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces at the Vienna Conference 'Humanity at the Crossroads: Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Challenge of Regulation', 2024-04-29 source
How did it vote?
Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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