in the Confederal Army were paid better than in the national Gambian military. The Confederal Army also had higher training standards than the Gambian military. As a result, positions in the Confederal Army were highly coveted among Gambians; selection officers exploited this to their own favor, leading to favoritism and corruption. Regardless of these issues, the Gambia never matched the resources or manpower invested by Senegal into the Confederal Army; the latter thus always remained dominated by Senegalese. References Works cited Further reading Lucie Colvin Phillips. 1991. "The Senegambia Confederation." in The Political Economy of Senegal Under Structural Adjustment, edited by Christopher L. Delgado and Sidi Jammeh. ABC-CLIO. Nicodemus Fru Awasom. 2010. “The Sene-Gambia in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives,” in Nation-States and the Challenges of Regional Integration in West Africa. Nicodemus Fru Awasom. 2003–2004. "Anglo-Saxonism and Gallicism in Nation Building in Africa: The Case of Bilingual Cameroon and the Senegambia Confederation in Historical and Contemporary Perspective." Afrika Zamani, nos. 11 & 12, Aka, Philip C. 2017. "The Continued Search for Appropriate Structures for Governance and Development in Africa in the 21st Century: The Senegambia Confederation in Historical and Comparative Perspective." California Western International Law Journal. Jeggan Colley Senghor. 2008. The Politics of Senegambian Integration, 1958–1994. Peter Lang. Arnold Hughes and David Perfect. 2006. Political History of the Gambia, 1816–1994. University of Rochester Press. External links . Former countries in Africa Former confederations West African countries 01 History of the Gambia History of Senegal History of West Africa Pan-Africanism States and territories established in 1982 States and territories disestablished in 1989 1982 establishments in Senegal 1989 disestablishments in Senegal 1982 establishments in the Gambia 1989 disestablishments in the Gambia 1982 establishments in Africa 1989 disestablishments in Africa 20th-century military alliances The Gambia–Senegal relations