Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The Gambia is set to host the 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Regional Conference in 2025, an event that will bring together parliamentary representatives from across the continent to foster dialogue and collaboration on pressing issues.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – In a strongly-worded statement released Sunday, October 6, 2024, Senegal’s Alliance Pour la République (APR), the political party founded by former President Macky Sall, denounced what it describes as “irresponsible proposals” by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on public finance management from 2019 to 2023.
Editorial: Balancing Reform and the Financial Burden on GambiansAs businesses pass on the additional tax burden to consumers, prices for goods and services have risen sharply. With excise taxes imposed on essential commodities like petroleum, telecommunications, and tobacco, many Gambians now face higher costs for transportation, energy, and mobile services. The government’s push to tax rental properties, particularly those catering to the tourism sector, is also driving up housing costs, squeezing tenants… Full Text Here👇👇
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – Immigration chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have called for a
Gambiaj.com – The transcript of the questions that Senegalese police Special Cybersecurity Division agents asked journalist Cheikh Yérim Seck, who was detained and then freed for questioning Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s economic estimates regarding Senegal’s public finances, is published verbatim in The Gambia Journal.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – In a surprising development on Thursday, prominent Senegalese journalist and CEO of Avenir Communication, Madiambal Diagne, took to social media to announce that border police have been instructed to confiscate his diplomatic passport upon his departure from the country. Diagne, who is a vocal political columnist, denied ever having such a passport
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – Three prominent Senegalese journalists—Cheikh Yérim Seck, Bougane Guèye Dani, and Kader Dia—have been released from police custody, with their respective cases dismissed. These arrests had sparked concerns about freedom of expression and press independence in the country.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – Senegalese media mogul and leader of the “Geum Sa Bop” movement, Bougane Guèye Dani, spent the night in police custody after being summoned by the country’s special cyber-security division. Guèye Dani, who was detained for allegedly spreading false information, faced questioning about comments he made criticizing a recent statement by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko concerning the nation’s financial situation.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – Senegal is once again facing questions about press freedom as two prominent journalists, Kader Dia and Cheikh Yérim Seck, have been referred to the prosecutor for allegedly disseminating false news. Both were summoned by the Special Cybersecurity Division, with their cases expected to advance toward judicial investigations this week.
Gambiaj.com – (NEW YORK, United States) – The Gambia’s Minister of Defence, Hon. Sering Modou Njie, on Tuesday engaged in high-level discussions with Maj. Gen. Cheryl Pearce, the Military Adviser (MILAD) for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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