The cancellation of the postponement of the Presidential Election will undoubtedly reshuffle the cards in this bitter struggle for power, particularly on the side of the dissolved party, the main force of the opposition.
Gambiaj.com – The Senegalese National Assembly has officially announced the suspension of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption against two judges of the Constitutional Council. The commission, which had not yet commenced its work, was established following a resolution proposed by the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and adopted by deputies on January 31.
ADDIS ABABA – The Gambia is one of ten countries that have been elected as new members of the Peace and
AFP NEWS – Thousands of opponents demonstrated peacefully on Saturday in Dakar, marking a moment of calm in Senegal after two
Gambiaj.com – President Macky Sall of Senegal has responded to the Constitutional Council’s decision to revoke his postponement of the presidential election. The ruling, issued yesterday by the Constitutional Council, was eagerl
Gambiaj.com – After running for the National Assembly seat in Lower Saloum in 2022 but losing, UDP candidate Halimatou Sowe has now joined the ruling NPP. Miss Sowe’s resignation adds to a series of high-profile defections from the main Gambian opposition political formation to the ruling party.
Senegal’s top court has declared the postponement by President Macky Sall of this month’s elections unconstitutional. The decision nullifies President Sall’s decree and a controversial bill passed by parliament, which had rescheduled the vote to December.
In its decision issued on Thursday (February 15th), the Senegalese Constitutional Council referred to “the impossibility of holding the presidential election on the date originally planned” to February 25.
Gambiaj.com – Ten days after President Macky Sall announced the postponement of the presidential election in Senegal, tensions remain high among the opposition and civil society, despite relative calm in the capital, Dakar. Behind the scenes, efforts are being made to ease tensions through dialogue between the presidency and opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been in prison since July.
Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, an International Idea Resource Person and Special Envoy of ECOWAS, visited the State House in The Gambia to kickstart a joint mission involving the United Nations and International Idea. The mission aims to collaborate with the Ministry of Justice and the National Assembly on drafting a new constitution for the country before the end of the year.
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