Senegal’s Finance Minister Cheikh Diba Under Fire Over Corruption Allegations
February 12, 2025
Cheikh Diba Faces Public Scrutiny Amid Alleged Corruption Scandal
Cheikh Diba Faces Public Scrutiny Amid Alleged Corruption Scandal
Gambiaj.com – (Dakar, Senegal) – The Senegalese music industry is mourning the loss of one of its most iconic figures, Mamadou “Jimmy” Mbaye, the renowned guitarist of Youssou Ndour’s Super Etoile band. Mbaye passed away on Tuesday evening in Dakar, as confirmed by Ndour in an emotional tribute on Facebook.
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.
Senegalese parliamentarian and Agnam mayor, Farba Ngom, is set to appear before an investigating judge on February 13, 2025, regarding the 125 billion CFA franc case.
Gambiaj.com – (BISSAU, Guinea Bissau) – Guinea-Bissau recently extradited Ansumana (Ansu) Jarju, a Gambian national suspected
Daouda Magassa, a key figure in the movement for Imam Mahmoud Dicko’s return, has been detained by the Malian military junta in Bamako.
Gambiaj.com – (WASHINGTON, DC) – In a high-stakes bid that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence, Elon Musk is leading a group of investors who have offered to buy OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, for $97.4 billion.
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.