
Postponement Presidential Election in Senegal – Between Astonishment and Condemnation
Senegal’s President announced on Saturday the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25,
Senegal’s President announced on Saturday the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25,
On January 8, 2024, the trial of Ousman Sonko, the former interior minister of dictator Yahya Jammeh, commenced before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court. In this Wolof audio program of the Gambia Journal’s Confidential, our team brings to you the invisible features of this trial with the final arguments to be heard from March 4–8, 2024.
On January 8, 2024, the trial of Ousman Sonko, the former interior minister of dictator Yahya Jammeh, commenced before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court. In this Mandinka audio program of the Gambia Journal’s Confidential, our team brings to you the invisible features of this trial with the final arguments to be heard from March 4–8, 2024.
Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced on Saturday the repeal of the decree calling for the constituency for the presidential election scheduled for February 25, effectively postponing the election. The announcement comes just hours before the official start of the campaign on Saturday at midnight, with 20 candidates approved by the Constitutional Council.
Lawyer Farage, representing 19 families affected by acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by imported Indian-made syrups, has confirmed the successful serving of Maiden Pharmaceuticals Company in India with an ongoing civil lawsuit in Banjul. The update was in a publication in the Times of India on January 25, 2024.
Councilor Abdoulie Jammeh of the Brufut ward has been released by the police this Friday afternoon on self-bail after being held in custody at the Banjul police headquarters. Jammeh expressed gratitude to his coworkers for their support, unity, and strength upon his journey home after his release.
Bubakar Kandeh, a 27-year-old restaurant worker from the Gambia living in Birkirkara, Malta, was arraigned before magistrate Noel Bartolo on Friday, facing charges of attempted arson, causing fear of violence, making a loud disturbance at night, being drunk and unable to take care of himself in public, attacking others with intent to annoy or harm them, uttering insults or threats, and causing criminal damage.
Sub-Saharan migrants protested against long waiting periods and Libyan military treatment at the UNHCR office in Zarzis, holding banners demanding UN protection and urging Tunisian guards not to hand refugees to the Libyan military.
One of the protestors, a 16-year-old Gambian migrant called Ousman, reported the violent raids and inhumane treatment that the migrants had been enduring at the hands of Tunisian guards.
The Gambia Radio and Television Service (GRTS) faced scrutiny before the National Assembly Standing Committee on Public Enterprises on February 1st, 2024, for failing to present its activity report and financial statements for the year ended December 31st, 2021.
Derby County’s midfield options have been strengthened with the signing of Ebou Adams from Cardiff City. The 28-year-old has joined the Rams on loan from the Sky Bet Championship side for the remainder of the 2023/24 campaign. Adams, who has recently returned from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with Gambia, is the Rams’ second signing of the January transfer window following the addition of Charlton Athletic winger Corey Blackett-Taylor last week.
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