In the early hours of Friday, Gambian and Senegalese joint military intelligence force raided a makeshift compound in the sleepy border village of Bassen, Casamance, arresting former Gambian military officer accused of being a part of a paramilitary squad responsible for killing adversaries of the ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. Lt. Col. […]
By Alagi Yorro Jallow Alhmadulila! Alhmadulila! Alhamdulila! Fatoumatta: The apprehension of Sanna Manjang, one of the notorious Junglers implicated in the arson attack on The Independent Printing Press, reopens a wound that has long been denied healing. For too long, justice has been deferred, silenced, or trivialized. Today, with Manjang […]
By Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: In the theater of statecraft, Senegal is playing a curious role. The President speaks with caution, while the Prime Minister urges improvisation, leaving the audience—comprising both regional neighbors and the international community—confused by the discord. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko refers to the Guinean coup as […]
By Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: The joint statement issued by the African Union Election Observation Mission, the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, and the West African Elders Forum following the November 2025 coup in Guinea-Bissau highlights the diplomatic evasions that have often characterized crises in West Africa. While the communiqué praised […]