Senegal: El Malick Ndiaye, head of communications of the opposition party Pastef was arrested on Sunday afternoon and detained at the Gendarmerie in Coloban where he is being investigated. His lawyer Me Moussa Sarr confirmed his arrest but said he doesn’t know the reason for his arrest at the moment. […]
The death has been announced of Major Maba Jobe, former Army Commander of the Gambia Armed Forces (formerly Gambia National Army) from 1991 – 1992. He died on Wednesday, 12th July 2023, and was laid to rest the same day. Major Jobe was born in Farafenni but was residing in […]
Magistrate Mben Faal of the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court has on Tuesday, 11th July 2023 overruled the submission for a no-case-to-answer made by defence counsel Forster on behalf of his client Abdoulie Ndow widely known as Pap Ndow in his alleged criminal trial before the Magistrate’s Court. She urged the accused […]
The former Chief of General Staff of the Senegalese Armed Forces, General Cheikh Wade, has been appointed Senegal’s Ambassador to Great Britain. He replaces Fatimata Dia Diagne, according to the press release issued by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. General Wade bid farewell to the Armed Forces on Tuesday […]