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Danser arrested, charged for twerking against a policeman

IVORY COAST: Dezy Dokui, one of the Ivorian dancers who twerked against a policeman at the Palais des Sports during the Tchin-Tchinn final recently, has been charged. “The audience was spoilt for choice. However, a scandalous incident occurred at the party, which slightly disrupted the total success of this final,“ […]

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The Gambia: Journalist arrested, charged with obstructing a police officer

The Editor-in-chief of Gainako Online Newspaper, Yusuf Taylor, was arrested and charged with “obstructing a police officer” and detained for four hours at the Senegambia Police Station on Tuesday, 5 July, 2022. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Gambia Press Union (GPU) in condemning this act […]

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LamToro News Remembers the Late Journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh

Today marks 16 years since the late journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh was arrested by security officers under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh. He was picked up from the Daily Observer Company in Bakau on 7th July 2006. Since then, a lot has been said about his whereabouts and […]