Gambiaj.com – NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania) – Incumbent Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, has been re-elected with 56.12% of the votes in the recent presidential election held on June 29, according to provisional results announced today by the president of the electoral commission, Dah Abdeljellil.
Gambiaj.com – (NAIROBI, Kenya) – The legislation sought to raise about $2.9 billion in taxes that the government said it needed to pay off huge foreign debt. But the protesters said that the taxes would make life much harder, raising the cost of such things as cooking oil, sanitary pads, diapers, as well as transportation
Gambiaj.com – (CONAKRY, Guinea) – Colonel Sadiba Koulibaly, former chief of general staff of the Guinean armed forces, died during his detention last Saturday, June 22. But it was until Tuesday evening, three days after his death, that the news was announced. Koulibaly was held in an undisclosed location.
The Democratic Alliance’s demands, while framed as steps toward ensuring fair power distribution, appear excessive and could complicate the formation of a stable government. The insistence on a “clearing house” to resolve policy differences adds another layer of bureaucracy that may hinder swift decision-making.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – The former Chief of Staff of the Senegalese Army has been appointed to the rank of officer in the national order of the Legion of Honor by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.
Gambiaj.com – (KIGALI, Rwanda) – In a new development, a report by Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub has revealed a coordinated online campaign promoting the Rwandan government’s projects and policies through the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and other AI tools.
Gambiaj.com – (BAMAKO, Mali) – In a dramatic turn of events, eleven prominent opposition figures, including several former ministers, were arrested in Mali, igniting concerns over the country’s political trajectory.
Gambiaj.com – (BISSAU) – Three ministers have resigned following the ruling coalition’s stakeholder party of the Assembly of the United People-Democratic Party of Guinea-Bissau (APU-PDGB) withdrawing political confidence in President Umaro Sissoco Embaló.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) — Senegalese customs said Tuesday it had intercepted three shipments of cocaine with a total estimated value of more than $50 million in the past five days.
Gambiaj.com – In a significant blow to press freedom, Guinean authorities have illegally ordered the withdrawal of operating licenses for four radio stations and two private television stations
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