The video of a driver in a fake taxi handing out stones to demonstrators in Mbacké has gone viral on social networks. Following this outcry, the national Gendarmerie has brought out the big guns to track down the man who supplied Ousmane Sonko’s supporters with projectiles during the violent clashes […]
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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,“ […]
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 […]
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 […]