The police’s charges, however, have caused shock and confusion because Friday’s protest at PURA’s location was a peaceful gathering rather than a procession.
In a tense, extraordinary municipal council session, Abass Fall, a prominent figure in the opposition Pastef party, was elected as the new mayor of Dakar.
Michael Sang Correa delivered an emotional plea, acknowledging the suffering of his victims while lamenting the heavy toll his actions have taken on his family.
The Supreme Court of Senegal has issued an emergency suspension of a decision by the Prefect of Dakar that declared the resignation of Barthélémy Dias
Foreign Minister Sering Modou Njie of The Gambia met with his South African counterpart, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola
Before sentencing, Correa made a lengthy statement in which he admitted that victims were “horrifically tortured physically and emotionally”
In a statement issued on Friday, APP-Sobeyaa leader Essa Mbye Faal described the arrests as “unlawful” and the police response as an “excessive use of force”
The issue was political. My conviction is that removing me was purely political, in order to bring in Ousainou Darboe,” she asserted.
A new opinion poll by The Gambia Participates has revealed a shifting political landscape ahead of the 2026 presidential election
Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Iwaya Takeshi, held a 15-minute discussion with Hon. Sering Modou Njie, The Gambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
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