President Faye announces urgent reforms to restore transparency and accountability in Senegal’s public finances following a damning audit report, revealing unaccounted banking debts and an unchecked wage bill increase.
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released by Transparency International on February 11, 2025, evaluates perceived levels of public sector corruption across 180 countries and territories, using a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
Residents of Medina-Mary Call for Expulsion of Gambians Over Illegal Land Occupation
Pa Nfansu Darboe, former KAC CEO, testified before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry about allegations of financial mismanagement and irregular land transactions during his tenure.
Trump’s Aid Freeze Threatens Gambia’s Justice Plans, Says Reed Brody
Gambiaj.com – (BANJUL, The Gambia) – In a sweeping move to curb what President Donald Trump has described as “wasteful and fraudulent federal spending,” the United States is set to halt multiple development programs in The Gambia.
Gambiaj.com – (TEHRAN, Iran) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, has called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take urgent action to prevent what he described as an orchestrated plan to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza.
Gambiaj.com – (Dakar, Senegal) – The controversy surrounding General Souleymane Kandé’s reassignment and the allegations of a coup plot leveled against him by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko have finally been put to rest. After months of uncertainty and behind-the-scenes negotiations, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has confirmed General Kandé’s redeployment as Senegal’s military attaché in India.
Gambiaj.com – (ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal) – The suspension of American support of the peace programs in Casamance because of Donald Trump’s executive orders has sent shockwaves through the region, raising fears of destabilization in Senegal’s decades-long peace process. The unexpected decision by the U.S. government has left the former Casamance MFDC rebellion combatants, displaced populations, and local peace actors deeply worried about the state’s ability to fill the void left by U.S.-funded programs.
Gambiaj.com – (WASHINGTON, DC) – Former Senegalese President Macky Sall attended the National Prayer Breakfast (NPB) in Washington on Thursday, February 6, 2025, engaging in high-level discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the event.
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