Gambiaj.com – (NEW YORK, United States) – The world’s greatest stage is the sprawling Midtown Manhattan complex, where leaders meet each year to discuss humanity’s future. The United Nations’ most powerful body – the Security Council – is paralyzed by disputes, so this year’s most varied speeches were delivered before the 193-member General Assembly.
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – In a dramatic escalation of internal tensions, four senior executives of Senegal’s Parti Démocratique Sénégalais (PDS) have been expelled from the party for alleged “high treason.” Among those ousted is Doudou Wade, former Speaker of the National Assembly and nephew of former President Abdoulaye Wade, alongside Tafsir Thioye, Pape Saer Gueye, and Hawa Abdul Ba.
Gambiaj.com – (Banjul, The Gambia) – Momodou Justice Darboe, a journalist for The Voice newspaper, has been granted bail after his arrest sparked widespread concern over press freedom in the country. Darboe, who was released on Saturday afternoon on a bail of D25,000, has since reunited with his family. However, state authorities have ordered him to report to the police on Monday as charges against him remain.
KWINELLA, Gambia (AP) – Binta Bah met her husband last year on a dating app and instantly fell in love. They spent hours every day glued to their mobile phones and soon got married on a video call.
Gambiaj.com – The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) has announced the appointment of four Nigerian professors to prominent positions at the University of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology (USET) in The Gambia. This was revealed by NTAC Director-General, Yusuf Yakub, on Saturday in Abuja, during a visit by The Gambia’s Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science, and Technology, Pierre Gomez.
Gambiaj.com – (PARIS, France) – Global and regional leaders reacted on Saturday to news of the death of longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli air strike on Beirut. Nasrallah is by far the most powerful figure to be targeted by Israel in weeks of clashes and exchanges of rocket fire along the Israeli-Lebanese border, prompting fears of a wider regional war in the Middle East.
Gambiaj.com – (TEL AVIV, Israel) – The Israeli military killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in Friday’s
Gambiaj.com – (DAKAR, Senegal) – In Senegal, a series of high-profile arrests and hearings involving figures from the former regime of President Macky Sall have begun, stirring diverse reactions and media interpretations. While some observers view these developments as the start of a long-awaited accountability process, others believe that these actions are merely the precursor to a broader campaign as announced weeks ago by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s administration.
Gambiaj.com – (COLORADO, United States) – This time, Michael Sang Correa argued his federal indictment for torture was filed beyond the statute of limitations; and for the third time this year, a U.S. federal judge has refused to dismiss multiple criminal charges against Michael Sang Correa, a former member of The Gambia’s notorious “Junglers” death squad under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. Correa, now living in Colorado, faces charges of torture committed in his home country, in a case that marks a rare use of U.S. law to prosecute international human rights abuses.
Gambiaj.com – (UPPSALA, Sweden) – An 18-year-old (name withheld) involved in the violent Södertälje gang network in Sweden has been sentenced to six years and ten months in prison for the murder of a rival gang member. Following his prison term, he is set to be deported to Gambia, despite having been born and raised in Sweden, a decision that has stirred debate due to his stateless status and lack of prior connections to The Gambia.
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