The last warrior of Africa's ‘Forgotten Army’

At 102 years old, Ebou Janha, is the only surviving veteran of 1 Gambia Regiment – soldiers who helped the British fight against Japanese troops in then-Burma during the Second World War.

On this week’s AJ Longreads… The last warrior of Africa's ‘Forgotten Army’: The Gambia and World War II

Written by Will McBain.

Read by Loveday Smith.