Gambiaj.com – Switzerland’s first full trial of crimes against humanity concluded this week, with the defendant, a former Gambian minister accused of rape and murder, giving a defiant closing speech in which he claimed to be a victim of racism and lies.
Gambiaj.com – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an additional $16.08 million in funding for The Gambia to enhance its ongoing Agriculture and Food Security Project. Launched in 2021, the project aims to improve food security and increase the incomes of vulnerable households in the country.
Gambiaj.com – Outgoing President Macky Sall of Senegal has announced that the presidential election will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2024. This decision follows the reception of the opinion of the Constitutional Council stating that said arranging the vote for a date after President Macky Sall’s mandate expires on April 2 would be unconstitutional.
GAmbiaj.com – In a move signaling a significant shift in Senegal’s political landscape, President Macky Sall has dissolved the government, replacing Prime Minister Amadou Ba with Sidiki Kaba, the Minister of the Interior and Public Security. The announcement came at the conclusion of a Council of Ministers meeting held on Wednesday.
Gambiaj.com – Senegal’s Constitutional Council said on Wednesday that a proposal by the national dialogue commission to hold a presidential election on June 2 was not constitutional. It said arranging the vote for a date after President Macky Sall’s mandate expires on April 2 would be unconstitutional.
Gambiaj.com – Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), addressed his party militants this week at the Party’s Manjai Bureau, urging President Barrow to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete actions to address pressing issues, especially concerning youth and the economy.
Gambiaj.com – Four MPs from Ousman Sonko’s former opposition party, Pastef, including Birame Souleye Diop, abstained from voting on Macky Sall’s amnesty bill during a hearing before the Senegalese National Assembly’s Law Committee. This move has sparked serious questions about the true intentions of Ousman Sonko’s deputies.
Gambiaj.com – In a dramatic turn of events at the Ousman Sonko trial, the plaintiffs’ counsel commenced her closing arguments by staunchly backing the Prosecutor’s case for convicting Sonko for crimes against humanity. The focus of her arguments was on supporting her clients, who were victims of atrocities in the years 2000 and 2006.
Gambiaj.com – In her closing arguments, the Swiss federal Prosecutor Sabrina Beyeler has detailed multiple instances where Ousman Sonko, a former leader in the State Guard and later Minister of Interior in The Gambia must be held accountable for murder, rape, torture, and deprivation of liberty, all allegedly committed in the context of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population during the presidency of Yahya Jammeh.
Gambiaj.com – Swiss prosecutors on Monday sought a life jail term for former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko, who has been on trial for crimes against humanity. Federal prosecutors said Sonko, 55, was responsible for killings, torture, rapes, and other sexual crimes, Swiss news media have reported.
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