The president of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the National Assembly of Senegal on Thursday 12 September, 2024, two years to the day after the deputies took office. The President of the Republic made the decision in a decree signed on Thursday. The idea of dissolving the National Assembly has […]
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Former Senegal Presidential Candidate Amadou Ba Announces The Formation Of A New Political Party
Amadou Ba, a former Presidential Candidate in the recently concluded Senegalese presidential election has announced the formation of a new political party. Mr. Ba was the candidate of the Benno Bokk Yaakaar coalition of the former President Macky Sall. He lost the election to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye who won […]
In Defense of Deputy Speaker Seedy Njie: The Political Shape-Shifter and Scapegoat
By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC Seedy Njie, the Deputy Speaker of the Gambian Parliament, has recently found himself in the crosshairs of public opinion, splashed across the tabloids and subjected to a relentless online assault. With the fervor of a lynch mob, his critics have been quick to hurl […]
The Echoes of Populism, Extremism, and Radicalism in the Age of Vulgarity!
Alagi Yorro Jallow Part I Fatoumatta: Your attacks become our medals. In the national discourse, the issue of online insults and threats takes center stage. The Internet eliminates any chance for moderation and subtlety. Public sentiment replaces logical debate. Moreover, social networks amplify what psychologists term opinion polarization, leading to […]