Press Release. Banjul, 5th August 2022 – The 44th Ordinary Session of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB), which concluded on Friday, 5th August in Banjul, has unanimously elected Mr. Buah Saidy, Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia as the new president of the association. As president, […]
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Sainabou Mbye & Co await Vacation Judge’s decision on bail application
by Demba (Banjul correspondent). Sainabou Mbye, CEO of SAACS Beauty and her brother Cherno Mbye and one Kibili Dambelly, said to be a family friend of Sainabou Mbaye’s family, on Friday, 5th August 2022, appeared before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul. The accused persons were earlier […]
CPJ: Gambian police attack, detain journalist Yusef Taylor
By the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Abuja, August 3, 2022 – Gambian authorities should swiftly investigate and hold to account the police officers who harassed journalist Yusef Taylor, drop any charges against the journalist, and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On July […]
Senegal signs peace deal with MFDC rebels
Culled from Jollof News. Senegal has signed an agreement with rebels from the country’s south who pledged to lay down their arms and work towards a permanent peace in the home of one of Africa’s oldest active rebellions. Rebel leader Cesar Atoute Badiate, head of a unit of the Movement […]